denomination
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Rhodes, raised Swedenborgian — a Christian denomination that emphasizes “divine love” based on the writings of theologian Emanuel Swedenborg — does not outright reject the comparison.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the worker’s Christian denomination celebrates the sabbath on Saturdays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Neither of them made any substantive changes to core Roman Catholic doctrine, but when you’re the bishop of Rome and the head of the world’s largest single religious denomination, practice matters more than theory.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Prices range from £18.50 for a £5 denomination coin and £10,535 for a gold £200 denomination coin.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
As Equiano explained, “These overseers are indeed for the most part persons of the worst character of any denomination of men in the West Indies.”
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
The leaders of different Christian denominations briefly closed the doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 2018 in protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Catholicism is now listed under a single designation under Christianity without similar distinctions of their denominations.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Runners-up win smaller denominations of cash and prize packages.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Many more leave the faith than adopt it, at rates that far exceed other Christian denominations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
You kept close handsome sums of cash in small denominations.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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