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A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization and doctrine.Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.
The various denominations of Christianity fall into several large families, shaped both by culture and history. Christianity arose in the first century AD after Rome had conquered much of the western parts of the fragmented Hellenistic empire created by Alexander the Great. The linguistic and cultural divisions of the first century AD Roman ...
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worship style and, sometimes, a founder. It is a secular and neutral term, generally used to denote any ...
The world's largest Adventist denomination. Brings together the vast majority of the world's Adventists. The Apostolic Church: Pentecostal: 1911/1916 Worldwide 15,000,000 Trinitarian Pentecostal denomination which emerged from the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival. Zion Christian Church: African initiated: Zion City Moria, Limpopo, South Africa Southern ...
Affirming Christian denominations (7 C, 3 P) Ancient Christian denominations (4 C) Christian groups with annihilationist beliefs (2 C, ...
A religious denomination is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name and tradition, among other activities. The term refers to the various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and the many varieties of Protestantism).
Certain denominations of Christianity, such as Anabaptists, use the term "ordinances" to refer to rites instituted by Jesus for Christians to observe. [210] Seven ordinances have been taught in many Conservative Mennonite Anabaptist churches, which include "baptism, communion, footwashing, marriage, anointing with oil, the holy kiss, and the ...
Lists of Christian denominations by region (9 P) Pages in category "Lists of Christian denominations" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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