1.
[syn: sectarianism, denominationalism]
2. the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Denominationalism \De*nom`i*na"tion*al*ism\, n.
A denominational or class spirit or policy; devotion to the
interests of a sect or denomination.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
denominationalism
n 1: a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or
denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" [syn:
sectarianism, denominationalism]
2: the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious
denominations or to advocate such separations