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| + | '''Religious group''' may refer to: | ||
| - | A '''religious denomination''' is a subgroup within a [[religion]] that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. | + | * [[Religious denomination]], a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity |
| + | * [[Religious organization]], an infrastructure management organization for religious activities | ||
| - | 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]]). | ||
| - | 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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Religious group may refer to:
- Religious denomination, a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity
- Religious organization, an infrastructure management organization for religious activities
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