de·nom·i·na·tion·al·ism /-ʃənəˌlɪzəm/
De·nom·i·na·tion·al·ism n. A denominational or class spirit or policy; devotion to the interests of a sect or denomination.
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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