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.
denominationalism n 1: a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" [syn: {sectarianism}] 2: the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations