denomination
a religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect: the Lutheran denomination.
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.
a name or designation, especially one for a class of things.
a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.
the act of naming or designating a person or thing.
Origin of denomination
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How to use denomination in a sentence
“Most Jamaicans are religious and belong to fundamentalist Christian denominations,” he said.
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile | Jay Michaelson | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow widen the circle to religious organizations: denominations, for example.
And mainline Protestant denominations find themselves shrinking.
Is American Christianity Becoming a Workout Cult? | Michael Schulson | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn most denominations, that rise has resulted in majority support even when the denominational hierarchy disagrees.
Religious Conservatives Are the New Minority, But They’re Not Victims | Gene Robinson | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMainline Protestant denominations are in marked decline and Evangelical Christianity is in slow retrograde.
There were more than ten thousand francs in mille notes and others of smaller denominations.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonLeft on a picket boat with Birdie to board my destroyer to an accompaniment of various denominations of projectiles.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonI have come under the influence of noted Christian missionaries belonging to different denominations.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiSeveral religious organizations already have publications suitable for the members of their respective denominations.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.Though St. Petersburg has fewer churches than Moscow, it has churches of all denominations and every style of architecture.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
British Dictionary definitions for denomination
/ (dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən) /
a group having a distinctive interpretation of a religious faith and usually its own organization
a grade or unit in a series of designations of value, weight, measure, etc: coins of this denomination are being withdrawn
a name given to a class or group; classification
the act of giving a name
a name; designation
Origin of denomination
1Derived forms of denomination
- denominational, adjective
- denominationally, adverb
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