The principle or practice of organizing religious groups into separate denominations; emphasis on denominational identity over religious unity.
From 'denominational' + '-ism' suffix, which creates nouns for ideologies, movements, or systems. A 19th-century term reflecting the religious landscape of Protestant Christianity.
Denominationalism is why Christianity has 45,000+ denominations today—the -ism suffix transforms a neutral descriptor into an active ideology of division and separate identity!
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