- denominationalism
- noun1. a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination-
he condemned religious sectarianism
• Syn: ↑sectarianism• Hypernyms: ↑narrow-mindedness, ↑narrowness2. the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations• Hypernyms: ↑inclination, ↑disposition, ↑tendency* * *
\\-nəlˌizəm, -nəˌliz-\ noun (-s)1. : denominational spirit or policy : devotion to denominational principles or interests2. : the emphasizing of denominational differences to the point of being narrowly exclusive : sectarianism* * *
—denominationalist, n./di nom'euh nay"sheuh nl iz'euhm/, n.denominational or sectarian spirit or policy; the tendency to divide into denominations or sects.[1850-55; DENOMINATIONAL + -ISM]* * *
denomināˈtionalism noun1. A denominational or class spirit or policy2. Devotion to the interests of a sect• • •Main Entry: ↑denominate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.