nondenominational

adjective

Having no denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect.

“There will be a nondenominational service, open to all, on Saturday beneath the redwoods.”

Similar
nonsectarianunsectarian
Opposite
denominational
OriginEnglish denominational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English non- →
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Meanings

adjectivenondenominational (not comparable)

alternative non-denominational · alternative clipping nondenom · alternative clipping non-denom

  1. not comparableHaving no denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect.

    There will be a nondenominational service, open to all, on Saturday beneath the redwoods.

    Synonyms: nonsectarian · Antonyms: denominational

nounnondenominational (plural nondenominationals)

plural nondenominationals · alternative non-denominational · alternative clipping nondenom · alternative clipping non-denom

  1. One who does not belong to a specific denomination.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect.

Similar
nonsectarian
Opposite
denominational

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot restricted to a particular religious denomination

Similar
nonsectarianunsectarian
Also see
nonsectarianunsectarian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishdenomination
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishdenominational
  18. Englishnondenominational

From non- + denominational.

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Translations

Afrikaans Baptis
  • Baptisnot specific to a particular religion or sect
Arabic مَسِيحِيَّةٌ لَا طَائِفِيَّةٌ
  • مَسِيحِيَّةٌ لَا طَائِفِيَّةٌ (masīḥiyyatun lā ṭāʔifiyyatun)not specific to a particular religion or sect
German freireligiös
  • freireligiösnot specific to a particular religion or sect
Italian aconfessionale
  • aconfessionalenot specific to a particular religion or sect
Polish bezwyznaniowy
  • bezwyznaniowynot specific to a particular religion or sect
Spanish no sectario
  • no sectarionot specific to a particular religion or sect
Swedish icke-sekterisk kristendom
  • icke-sekterisk kristendomnot specific to a particular religion or sect
Turkish mezhepsel olmayan Hıristiyanlık
  • mezhepsel olmayan Hıristiyanlıknot specific to a particular religion or sect
Cite this entry
APA

nondenominational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondenominational

MLA

“nondenominational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondenominational. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondenominational,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondenominational.

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