nondenominational

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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

nondenominationalism

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noun

non·​denominationalism "+ 

: the principle of being nondenominational or of not emphasizing denominationalism

Examples of nondenominational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

And then in high school, kind of toward the end, I got really involved with my youth group at my church, which was a nondenominational church. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

The nondenominational Philadelphia group, founded in 1787 by Black leaders Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, was one of the country’s first mutual aid organizations. — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

The nondenominational service is open to community members who register. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

The senior pastor of the nondenominational congregation in Salisbury, Roosevelt Toussaint, said attendance at Sunday’s service dropped by more than half. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondenominational

• intergenerational
• multigenerational
• psychoeducational
• undenominational
• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational