nondenominational

adjective

non·​de·​nom·​i·​na·​tion·​al ˌnän-di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shnəl 

-shə-nᵊl

: not restricted to a denomination : not denominational

nondenominational churches/prayers

nondenominationalism

ˌnän-di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shə-nə-ˌli-zəm 

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Charles served as the pastor for the nondenominational church Neighbors to Nations in Princeton, Minnesota, at the time of the assaults, but routinely traveled to his Wisconsin cabin with parishioners. —Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2023

The chapel was furnished by a nondenominational ministry—Transport for Christ, now TFC Global—founded in 1951 to serve an industry that was booming thanks to the highway system. —Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023

Not sure about regular, nondenominational wishes, though. —Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2022

But there’s plenty of festive stimuli to savor: the nondenominational Starbucks cup, the visions of sugar-plum fairies, the Vince Guaraldi. —Jason Guriel, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2022

The nondenominational church meets in the former home of the Houston Rockets. —Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022

Hartford’s Polish National Home — opened in 1930 as a center for a growing Polish community but whose future turned uncertain in recent years amid declining membership and mounting debts — is being sold to a nondenominational church. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022

Clark, who attends a nondenominational church, said Americans in general have a lot more in common than not. —Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022

This nondenominational living room designed by Liliane Heart features a repeating snowflake motif and lots of plush materials. —Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 3 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above