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A Denomination means a subset of a larger group, usually pertaining to [[religion]]. Denominations were created mainly when a group of people felt or thought differently than everyone else they worshipped with, and so they split off and start their own church.
[[Martin Luther]], for example, after reading the [[Bible]], realized the current beliefs of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] were inconsistent with God's Word. After being [[excommunicated]] he started his own denomination based on his interpretation of the Bible.
Those that belong to an older denomination say the newer, "daughter" denomintations are sheep that have gone astray from the fundamental truth.