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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But a public school system could not authorize a daily prayer even if voluntary and nondenominational. Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025 Jakes shared the change during a sermon at the nondenominational church on April 27. Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Michelle recalls her and her siblings riding bikes with the Jackson family children in some idyllic nondenominational order of Black music. Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 In the United States, where various types of Protestantism used to be associated with elite culture, Catholicism has risen on the right, while various evangelical, and both Catholicism more tolerant nondenominational Christian churches, have grown, as opposed to more popular atheism or agnosticism. Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Apr. 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 23 May. 2025.

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