What is Religious denomination?
{{dablink | For other senses of this word, see [[denomination (disambiguation)|denomination]].}} A '''religious denomination''' (also simply '''denomination''') is a subgroup within a [[religion]] that has a common name, tradition, and identity. The term is often used for several [[Christian denomination]]s including [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]], and the many sorts of [[Protestantism]] like: [[Baptist]], [[Methodist]], [[Episcopalian]], and [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]]. It is also used for the four branches of [[Judaism]] ([[Judaism#Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]], [[Judaism#Conservative Judaism|Conservative]], [[Judaism#Reform Judaism|Reform]], and [[Judaism#Reconstructionist|Reconstructionist]]), and for the main branches of [[Islam]] ([[Sunni Islam|Sunnism]] and [[Shi'ism]], [[Quranism]], [[Ibadism]], [[Sufism]], [[Muwahhidism]]). In [[Hinduism]] the major [[deity]] or philosophical belief functions as the identifier of a denomination and typically each has distinct cultural and religious practices. The major denominations include: [[Shaivism]], Shaktism, [[Vaishnavism]], [[Smartism]], and Halumatha. ==Related pages== * [[Sect]] * [[Cult]] * [[Religion]] * [[Christian denomination]] * [[Full communion]] * [[Schism (religion)]] [[Category:Religious denominations| ]]