Religious group
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| + | A '''religious denomination''' is a subgroup within a [[religion]] that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. | ||
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| + | The term describes various [[Christian denomination]]s (for example, [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]], [[Church of England|Anglicanism]], and the many varieties of [[Protestantism]]). The term also describes the four branches of [[Judaism]] ([[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]], [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]], [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] and [[Reconstructionist Judaism|Reconstructionist]]), and describes the two main branches of [[Islam]] ([[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and [[Shia Islam|Shia]]). | ||
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| + | In [[Hinduism]], the major deity or philosophical belief identifies a denomination, which also typically has distinct cultural and religious practices. The major denominations include [[Shaivism]], [[Shaktism]], [[Vaishnavism]] and [[Smartism]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Schools of Buddhism]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian denomination]] | ||
| + | * [[Hindu denominations]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamic denominations]] | ||
| + | * [[Jewish denominations]] | ||
| + | * [[Denominationalism]] | ||
| + | * [[Non-denominational]] | ||
| + | * [[Schism (religion)|Schism]] | ||
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A religious denomination is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity.
The term describes various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicanism, and the many varieties of Protestantism). The term also describes the four branches of Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist), and describes the two main branches of Islam (Sunni and Shia).
In Hinduism, the major deity or philosophical belief identifies a denomination, which also typically has distinct cultural and religious practices. The major denominations include Shaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism.
See also
- Schools of Buddhism
- Christian denomination
- Hindu denominations
- Islamic denominations
- Jewish denominations
- Denominationalism
- Non-denominational
- Schism
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