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denominationally

denominationally

1 8.8
In a way that relates to a certain religious group
  • adverb
  • /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃənəli/
: denominacionalmente
  • In a denominationally focused debate, participants discussed how their beliefs influence social issues.

Examples

  • Timothy Sisk suggests that in ethnically, denominationally, or religiously divided societies, political elites might play the ethnicity card during the electoral period to create fear in society and receive support from radicals.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Newspapers were especially important for shaping the Christian reader, usually in a denominationally specific way, as weekly editions encouraged regularized rituals of reading.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In 1884, for example, Joseph Marsh, a professor at the denominationally Baptist Pacific University, enlisted the Oregon State Teachers' Association in the effort to retain Bible reading in Oregon public schools on the grounds that "there must be a religious basis to our educational system..."

    Academic text (2005)
  • Beyond the orchestration of the drafting committees and the mobilization of denominationally defined constituencies, the FCC office did something else that made the Delaware Conference a landmark event.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Many religious organizations operate denominationally to address the needs of their specific communities.

  • The conference attracted a denominationally diverse group of speakers from various faith backgrounds.

Synonyms

doctrinally
vsdenominationally
  • Formal
1 8.4

In a way that follows religious or philosophical teachings

is about church branches and group identity rather than belief content
confessionally
vsdenominationally
  • Formal
1 8.0

In a way that follows a particular church and its teachings

is about religious branches or groups rather than individual church confession or doctrine

Surface Forms

denominationally positive

Morphology

denominationally = denominational (transparent) = denomination + al + ly

Formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'denominational' and directly means 'in a way relating to denominations'.

Etymology

The word denominationally comes from denomination, which means a 'name' or a 'named group' and was used for different named religious groups. So, denominationally means 'in a way that relates to a particular religious group'.