Denomination

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A denomination, in the Christian sense of the word, is an identifiable religious body of grouping under a common name, structure, and/or doctrine, drawn from the three major divisions of Churches: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant.

The term may be applied in particular to Protestant church bodies or groupings. Notable among these are: Anglican, Methodist, Congregational, Baptist, Lutheran, the Anabaptist tradition (made up of the Amish, Hutterites, and Mennonites), Pentecostal, Charismatic Christianity and United and Uniting churches. It is also common today for many churches to classify themselves as non-denominational. The degree to which denominations differ and their acceptance within general Christianity varies widely.

Denominationalism is an ideology which views some or all Christian groups as being, in some sense, versions of the same thing regardless of their distinguishing labels. Not all churches teach this; for instance, the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches do not use this term as its implication of interchangeability does not agree with their theological teachings.

There are some groups which practically all others would view as apostate or heretical, and not legitimate versions of Christianity.