denomination

de·nom·i·na·tion  (d-nm-nshn)

n.

1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name and organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.

2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights: Cash registers have compartments for bills of different denominations. The stamps come in 25¢ and 45¢ denominations.

3. A name or designation, especially for a class or group.

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de·nomi·nation·al adj.

de·nomi·nation·al·ly adv.

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denomination

Noun

1. a group which has slightly different beliefs from other groups within the same faith

2. a unit in a system of weights, values, or measures: coins of small denomination have been withdrawn

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

denominational adj

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Denomination a set of the same persons, called by the same name and therefore of the same views. See also communion, confession.

Examples: denomination of Bapists; of Christians; of Epicureans, 1716; of the faithful, 1746; of malefactors, 1814; of methodists; of peripateticks, 1716; of Stoics, 1716.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith congregation, faithful, fold - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church NGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government communion - (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites Protestant denomination - group of Protestant congregations worshipper, believer, worshiper - a person who has religious faith
	2.	denomination - a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations" category, class, family - a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
	3.	denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others appellation, appellative, designation name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" street name - an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods); "her street name is Bonbon" byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" title - an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"

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denomination

noun 1. religious group, belief, sect, persuasion, creed, school, hauhau N.Z.

noun 2. unit, value, size, grade

Translations

denomination [dɪnɔmɪˈneɪʃən] n → valor m;

(REL) → confesión f

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denomination [dɪnɔmɪˈneɪʃən] n (= money) → valeur f;

(Rel) → confession f; culte m

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denomination [dɪnɔmɪˈneɪʃən] n (of money) → Nennwert m;

(Rel) → Konfession f

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denomination [dɪnɔmɪˈneɪʃən] n [of money] → valore m;

(REL) → confessione f