A non-denominational person or organization is not restricted to any particular or specific religious denomination.
The term has been used in the context of various faiths including Jainism,Baha'i Faith,Zoroastrianism,Unitarian Universalism,paganism,Christianity,Islam,Judaism,Hinduism,Buddhism and Wicca. It stands in contrast with a religious denomination. Religionists of a non-denominational persuasion tend to be more open-minded in the views on various religious matters and rulings. Some converts towards non-denominational strains of thought have been influenced by disputes over traditional teachings in the previous institutions they attended. Nondenominationalism has also been used as a tool for introducing neutrality into a public square when the local populace are derived from a wide-ranging set of religious beliefs.