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a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of "art"
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Recent Examples of denominations
Instead of rock & roll, the structure, a large concrete tent, now hosted multiple services each Sunday for 28 different denominations.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
The community is diverse with different faiths, denominations, ethnicities and views about Syria's government.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
At a time of year when to-do lists become gargantuan and materialism rockets, religious practitioners from a variety of Christian denominations say that the spiritual practice of Advent provides a counterweight to the Christmas season’s commercialism.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Mormon support for the Republican ticket overall dropped from 80% in 2004 to 61% in 2016, while most other Christian denominations moved further to the Right.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
The set symbolizes the seismic changes taking place within the United Methodist Church as once vibrant English-speaking congregations fade out and die and the church searches for ways to stem declining membership that other mainline Protestant denominations also face.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Charismatic Christians, however, are affiliated with other denominations, from Catholicism to mainline Protestant churches.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Both denominations are watched over by the Dolomitic Alps, northern limestone peaks that top out around 3,000 meters, both with climates some resultant mix of continental (mountains) and mediterranean (the nearby Adriatic sea).
—Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The response comes amid allegations that the institution was caving to Chinese pressure by erasing Tibetan cultural denominations.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
The community is diverse with different faiths, denominations, ethnicities and views about Syria's government.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
At a time of year when to-do lists become gargantuan and materialism rockets, religious practitioners from a variety of Christian denominations say that the spiritual practice of Advent provides a counterweight to the Christmas season’s commercialism.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Mormon support for the Republican ticket overall dropped from 80% in 2004 to 61% in 2016, while most other Christian denominations moved further to the Right.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
The set symbolizes the seismic changes taking place within the United Methodist Church as once vibrant English-speaking congregations fade out and die and the church searches for ways to stem declining membership that other mainline Protestant denominations also face.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Charismatic Christians, however, are affiliated with other denominations, from Catholicism to mainline Protestant churches.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Both denominations are watched over by the Dolomitic Alps, northern limestone peaks that top out around 3,000 meters, both with climates some resultant mix of continental (mountains) and mediterranean (the nearby Adriatic sea).
—Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The response comes amid allegations that the institution was caving to Chinese pressure by erasing Tibetan cultural denominations.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Denominations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denominations. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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