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denomination

[dih-nom-uh-nay-shuhn] / dɪˌnɒm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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Leo’s encyclical has been long-awaited by policymakers, business leaders and different faith groups who see the Catholic Church, the largest Christian denomination, as a source of ethical guidance on tech policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Levy plays Nicky, a pastor at a sparsely attended suburban New Jersey church of no evident denomination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

In December, the head of Hegseth’s church’s denomination, Doug Wilson, celebrated the secretary as a counterweight to “men with a My-Little-Pony fetish.”

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

It is the third largest Christian denomination after Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodox Church, giving its leaders a huge platform when speaking about issues such as climate change, human rights, or efforts for global peace.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

All across the country I went to church on Sundays, a different denomination every week, but nowhere did I find the quality of that Vermont preacher.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

City Councilmembers Imelda Padilla and Heather Hutt also contributed, though in smaller denominations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Three years later, as war dragged on, a group comprising members of the North’s major Protestant denominations urged a change to the preamble of the U.S.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

There are similarly drastic gaps in other denominations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Runners-up win smaller denominations of cash and prize packages.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

On Sundays, blacks had the choice of more than a dozen churches of various Christian denominations.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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