Key:denomination
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| Description |
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| Defines the subgroup of a specific religion. |
| Group: religion |
| Used on these elements |
| Documented values: 15 |
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| Useful combination |
| Status: de facto |
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Defines the subgroup (denomination) of a specific religion. Should be used together with religion=* and a primary feature tag such as amenity=place_of_worship, landuse=religious, or amenity=school.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of denominations for the purpose of consistency in tagging. Please add to the list as items occur.
In case of multiple denominations applying (for example two groups sharing a place of worship) semicolon-delimited tagging can be used, for example religion=christian + =anglican;methodist.
Denominations
Buddhist denominations
religion=buddhist + following denominations
=mahayana Mahayana Schools
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=gelug |
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=jishu |
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=jodo_shinshu |
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=jodo_shu |
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=nichiren |
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=nyingma |
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=obaku |
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=pure_land |
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=rinzai |
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=risshu |
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=shingon_shu |
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=soto |
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=tiantai |
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=tibetan |
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=vajrayana |
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=won |
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=yogacara |
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=yuzu_nembutsu |
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=zen |
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=theravada Theravada Schools - second most common
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=thai_mahanikaya |
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=thai_thammayut |
(See thai mahanikaya Wikipedia link for more info.) |
Christian denominations
Denominations are tagged in OpenStreetMap as religion=christian based on the claims of the denomination, in combination with the following denomination tag values:.
| Churches and rites in union with the Catholic Church | |
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=catholic |
Unspecified Catholic denomination. (It is prefered to use =greek_catholic, =roman_catholic, or other rite as appropriate, if known. But in some cases of ecumenical features, "catholic" may be the best fit.) ( |
=armenian_catholic |
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=chaldean_catholic |
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=coptic_catholic |
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=eritrean_catholic |
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=ethiopian_catholic |
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=greek_catholic |
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=hungarian_greek_catholic |
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=maronite |
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=polish_catholic |
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=roman_catholic |
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=romanian_catholic |
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=syriac_catholic |
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=syro-malabar_catholic |
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=ukrainian_greek_catholic |
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| Orthodox denominations | |
=orthodox |
Unspecified eastern Orthodox church. One of the more specific values below is preferred: |
=antiochian_orthodox |
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=armenian_apostolic |
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=bulgarian_orthodox |
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=eritrean_orthodox |
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=ethiopian_orthodox |
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=coptic_orthodox |
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=georgian_orthodox |
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=greek_orthodox |
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=macedonian_orthodox |
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=old_believers |
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=polish_orthodox |
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=romanian_orthodox |
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=russian_orthodox |
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=serbian_orthodox |
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=syriac_orthodox |
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=ukrainian_orthodox |
=russian_orthodox)
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| Larger Protestant denominations (categories) | |
These protestant denominations are categories which often include several different organisations, which can be tagged with operator=*, though sometimes are tagged as the =* instead (see following table of less common values)
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=protestant |
Unspecified Protestant church. Use of "Independent" non-conformist chapels in Wales. Often a more specific denomination can be tagged: |
=adventist |
=seventh_day_adventist)
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=anabaptist |
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=anglican |
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=baptist |
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=disciples_of_christ |
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=episcopal |
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=evangelical |
(note to German speakers: this is NOT the same as "evangelisch" in German, please use =protestant for that one)(evangelical to co innego niż polskie "ewangelicki". Do Kościoła ewangelicko-augsburskiego ( =lutheran)
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=evangelical_covenant |
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=exclusive_brethren |
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=lutheran |
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=mennonite |
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=methodist |
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=moravian |
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=pentecostal |
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=presbyterian |
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=quaker |
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=reformed |
Calvinism ( |
=uniting |
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=polish_national_catholic |
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| Protestant Church Organisations | |
These protestant church organisations are sometimes called "denominations" in some dialects of English, but usually they are considered to belong to a larger denominational category. Instead of tagging with =* it is possible to uses these values with operator=* and use the larger category in the =* tag.
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=african_methodist_episcopal |
=african_methodist_episcopal_zion. See also =methodist.
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=african_methodist_episcopal_zion |
=african_methodist_episcopal (frequently mistagged). See also =methodist.
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=alliance |
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=apostolic_faith |
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=assemblies_of_god |
=pentecostal.
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=brethren_in_christ |
=anabaptist.
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=calvinistic_methodist |
=presbyterian as indeed the alternative name of the church, the Welsh Presbyterian Church, makes clear. The church body is the operator rather than denomination per se. The vast majority of such churches should have both name:en=* and name:cy=*. Note also that despite the name, the theology of the denomination is not very Calvinist (q.v. reformed).
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=catholic_apostolic |
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=church_of_god_in_christ |
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=church_of_scotland |
=presbyterian.
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=churches_of_christ |
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=czechoslovak_hussite |
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=disciples_of_christ |
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=dutch_reformed |
(including NGK and similar churches in South Africa) - See also =presbyterian.
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=evangelical_covenant |
=evangelical.
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=evangelical_free_church_of_america |
=evangelical.
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=evangelical_lutheran |
=evangelical.
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=evangelical_free_church_of_france |
=evangelical.
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=exclusive_brethren |
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=foursquare |
=pentecostal.
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=free_church_of_scotland |
=presbyterian.
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=living_waters_church |
Living Waters Church |
=mission_covenant_church_of_sweden |
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=moravian |
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=mormon |
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=nazarene |
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=new_frontiers |
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=orthodox_presbyterian_church |
=presbyterian.
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=pkn |
=protestant
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=remonstrant |
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=salvation_army |
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=scottish_episcopal |
=anglican
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=seventh_day_adventist |
=adventist
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=strict_baptist |
Strict Baptists - See also =baptist
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=temple_society_australia |
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=united |
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=united_free_church_of_scotland |
=presbyterian
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=united_reformed |
=reformed
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=uniting |
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=united_methodist |
=methodist
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=united_church_of_christ |
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=welsh_baptist |
=baptist, the Baptist Union of Wales is probably the operator=*.
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=welsh_independent |
=protestant churches.
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| Unclassified christian denominations | |
=apostolic |
Several different denominations and organisations use this term. See |
=assyrian |
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=catholic_mariavite |
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=bosnian_church |
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=charismatic |
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=christian_community |
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=christ_scientist |
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=church_of_christ |
=united_church_of_christ or =churches_of_christ
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=congregational |
=united_church_of_christ.
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=ecumenical |
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=fsspx |
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=harrist |
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=iglesia_ni_cristo |
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=jehovahs_witness |
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=kimbanguist |
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=la_luz_del_mundo |
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=liberal_catholic |
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=mariavite |
Old Catholic |
=messianic_jewish |
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=new_apostolic |
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=nondenominational |
Churches which are not part of a larger organisation (often evangelical protestant) |
=old_catholic |
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=philippine_independent |
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=shizmatic |
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=simultaneum |
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=spiritist |
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Hindu denominations
religion=hindu + following denominations
=shaktism |
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=hare_krishna |
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=vaishnavism |
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=shaivism |
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=smartism |
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=ganpatya |
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=warkari |
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=dattatreya |
Islamic denominations
religion=muslim + following denominations
=nondenominational |
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=ahmadiyya |
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=alevi |
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=bektashi |
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=ibadi |
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=ismaili |
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=shia |
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=sunni |
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=sufi |
Jain denominations
religion=jain + following denominations
=digambara |
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=svetambara |
Jewish denominations
religion=jewish + following denominations
=nondenominational |
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=unaffiliated |
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=ashkenazi |
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=buchari |
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=conservative |
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=hasidic |
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=kabbalistic |
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=karaite |
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=lubavitch |
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=mizrachi |
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=modern_orthodox |
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=neo_orthodox |
(see modern orthodox Wikipedia link for more info) |
=orthodox |
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=reconstructionist |
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=reform |
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=progressive |
(see Reform Wikipedia link for more info) |
=liberal |
(see Reform Wikipedia link for more info) |
=samaritan |
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=sephardi |
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=traditional |
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=unity |
Unity Judaism (Judaísmo da Unidade) |
Pagan denominations
religion=pagan + following denominations
=asatru |
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=baltic |
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=celtic |
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=greco-roman |
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=slavic |
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=wicca |
Sikh denominations
religion=sikh + following denominations
=khalsa |
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=akali_nihang |
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=giani_samparda |
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=nirmala_sect |
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=sewapanthi |
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=udasi |
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=ramgarhia |
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=radha_soami |
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=namdhari |
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=nirankari |
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=nanakpanthi |
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=ramraiyas |
Taoist denominations
religion=taoist + following denominations
=quanzhen |
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=zhengyi |
Zoroastrian denominations
religion=zoroastrian + following denominations
=irani |
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=parsi |
See also
External links
- List of Christian denominations on Wikipedia
