e/Handbook of Denominations

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has gloss	eng: The Handbook of Denominations, also known as Abingdon's Handbook of Denominations, by Frank S. Mead and Samuel Hill, is a reference work on religious denominations, particularly but not exclusively Christian ones, based in North America or extensively represented there (i.e., the Roman Catholic Church). Published by the Nashville, Tennessee-based United Methodist Publishing House, is intended to be an authoritative guide to the history, polity, and doctrines of various religious groups. The work is periodically updated to keep pace with changes in the groups chronicled and to document the formation of new groups.
lexicalization	eng: Handbook of Denominations
instance of	(noun) a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" reference, reference book, book of facts, reference work