nondenominational
No specific sect
Nondenominational describes something not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious denomination.
A nondenominational church welcomes worshippers regardless of their specific Christian tradition.
Nondenominational services at hospitals or military bases accommodate diverse faiths: The wedding was held in a nondenominational chapel.
The term appears most often in Christian contexts but can apply broadly to any religion with distinct branches.
Receiving others warmly
- openNot closed
- acceptingWilling to receive
- diverseOf many types
- pluralisticAllowing coexisting differences
nonsectarian · secular · universal · broad-based · egalitarian · accessible · nonexclusive · unaffiliated
Promoting religious unity
- multifaithIncluding various religions
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
dialogue · fellowship · collaboration · reconciliation · partnership · solidarity · bridge-building · coexistence
welcoming
Receiving others warmly
pluralistic · nonsectarian · secular · universal · broad-based · egalitarian · accessible · nonexclusive · unaffiliated · independent
ecumenical
Promoting religious unity
- multifaithIncluding various religions
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- unityWholeness through cohesion
cooperation · dialogue · fellowship · collaboration · reconciliation · partnership · solidarity · bridge-building · coexistence · harmony
church
Place of Christian worship
- chapelSmall worship room
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
nonprofit · charity · school · preschool · cemetery · service · outreach · mission
prayer
Address to deity
- serviceAid or maintenance
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- faithTrust without proof
devotion · meditation · scripture · sermon · praise · hymn · gospel · blessing · sanctuary · altar
- "Non-" wordsnonprofit, nonfiction, nonstop, nonsense, nonfat
- American ChristianityBaptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians
- American ProtestantismBaptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopalian
- Evangelicalismevangelicalism, born again, born-again, evangelists, evangelist
- religious groupscongregation, congregations, sect, parishes, fellowship
- churchesBaptist church, Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Baptist churches, Lutheran Church
nondenominationalsectarian
Rigidly devoted to faction
partisan · exclusivist · doctrinaire · fundamentalist · factional
- nondenominational churchCongregation without specific sect
denomination, denominate, denominator, denominational, interdenominational