denominational

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English denomination

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English denominational

From denomination + -al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

denominational (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a denomination.
   • 2008, Keith Harper, American Denominational History, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 50:

     If there is a Protestant denomination that typifies the apparent death of denominational history, it has to be the Presbyterians.

Derived terms

• denominationalisation
• denominationalise
• denominationalism
• denominationalist
• denominationalization
• denominationalize
• denominationally
• interdenominational
• intradenominational
• multidenominational
• nondenominational
• omnidenominational
• pandenominational
• polydenominational
• transdenominational
• undenominational

Translations

of or pertaining to a denomination

• Finnish: kirkkokunta-, uskontokunta-
• French: confessionnel (fr)
• Irish: sainchreidmheach
• Italian: denominazionale
• Polish: denominacyjny (pl), wyznaniowy (pl)