denomination

[ dih-nom-uh-ney-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect: the Lutheran denomination.

  2. one of the grades or degrees in a series of designations of quantity, value, measure, weight, etc.: He paid $500 in bills of small denomination.

  1. a name or designation, especially one for a class of things.

  2. a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.

  3. the act of naming or designating a person or thing.

Origin of denomination

1
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English denominacioun “name, designation; act of naming or designating,” from Latin dēnōminātiōn- (stem of dēnōminātiō “calling something by other than its proper name, substitution, metonymy,” equivalent to dēnōmināt(us) + -iōn-; see origin at denominate,-ion

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British Dictionary definitions for denomination

denomination

/ (dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a group having a distinctive interpretation of a religious faith and usually its own organization

  2. a grade or unit in a series of designations of value, weight, measure, etc: coins of this denomination are being withdrawn

  1. a name given to a class or group; classification

  2. the act of giving a name

  3. a name; designation

Origin of denomination

1
C15: from Latin dēnōminātiō a calling by name; see denominate

Derived forms of denomination

  • denominational, adjective
  • denominationally, adverb

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