tendency vs denominationalism

denominationalism vs tendency

tendency and denominationalism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tendency	Yes	No	No	No
denominationalism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, denominationalism is a hyponym of tendency; that is, denominationalism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tendency:

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
denominationalism: the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations

Other hyponyms of tendency include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, devices, sympathy, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, propensity, bent, set, literalism, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

tendency (noun)	denominationalism (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations
an inclination to do something
a general direction in which something tends to move

Difference between tendency and denominationalism

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