Denomination
noun ·5 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 The act of naming or designating. uncountable
- 2 identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others wordnet
- 3 That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals. countable
""Will you allow me to present Sir George Evelyn to you?—the most accomplished coquet that ever 'Dealt destruction round the land On all he judged a foe;' under which denomination he ranks all women.""
- 4 a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money wordnet
- 5 A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion. countable
"She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam."
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- 6 a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith wordnet
- 7 A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc. countable
"What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes."
Example
More examples"Whether we grew up in a Christian home, regardless of denomination, we used to bless and curse, salt water and fresh water coming from the same mouth."
Etymology
From Middle English denominacioun, from Old French denominacion, from Latin dēnōminātiō. By surface analysis, denominate + -ion.
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