nondenominational

adjective

non·​de·​nom·​i·​na·​tion·​al ˌnän-di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shnəl How to pronounce nondenominational (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
: not restricted to a denomination : not denominational
nondenominational churches/prayers

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The nondenominational church’s firebrand minister, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin, not only spoke out against the war in the 1960s, but also advocated forcefully for nuclear disarmament in the 1970s. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Trenton Stewart Stewart was an employee with AES, a firefighter in Waverly and a pastor at a small nondenominational church in the same town called The Log Church, according to his Facebook page. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Charles served as the pastor for the nondenominational church Neighbors to Nations in Princeton, Minn., at the time of the assaults, but routinely traveled to his Wisconsin cabin with parishioners. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Lannie Tucker from Celebration Community Church, a nondenominational congregation in Fort Worth, helped direct traffic in the parking lot. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nondenominational

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nondenominational was in 1858

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“Nondenominational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondenominational. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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