nondenominational
adj.
not belonging to a congregation, not congregational
Non-denominational Christianity
In
Christianity, the term non-denominational refers to those churches which have not formally aligned themselves with an established
denomination, or remain otherwise officially autonomous. This, however, does not preclude an identifiable standard among such congregations. Non-denominational congregations may establish a functional denomination by means of mutual recognition of or accountability to other congregations and leaders with commonly held
doctrine,
policy and
worship without formalizing external direction or oversight in such matters. Some non-denominational churches explicitly reject the idea of a formalized denominational structure as a matter of principle, holding that each congregation must be .
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nondenominational
Adjective
1. not restricted to a particular religious denomination; "a nondenominational church"
(similar) nonsectarian, unsectarian
nondenominational
Synonyms and related words:
all-comprehending, all-comprehensive, all-covering, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-filling, all-including, all-inclusive, all-pervading, allover, catholic, cosmopolitan, country-wide, ecumenic, galactic, global, heaven-wide, interdenominational, international, national, nonsectarian, planetary, total, undenominational, universal, world-wide
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
NONDENOMINATIONAL
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