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DENOMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Synonyms:
appellation; appellative; denomination; designation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("denomination" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "denomination"):
street name (an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods))
byname; cognomen; moniker; nickname; sobriquet; soubriquet (a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name))
form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')
title (an appellation signifying nobility)
Derivation:
denominate (assign a name or title to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
Example:
he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("denomination" is a kind of...):
category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)
Derivation:
denominate (assign a name or title to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("denomination" is a kind of...):
NGO; nongovernmental organization (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)
Meronyms (members of "denomination"):
congregation; faithful; fold (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
believer; worshiper; worshipper (a person who has religious faith)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "denomination"):
communion ((Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites)
Protestant denomination (group of Protestant congregations)
Derivation:
denominate (assign a name or title to)
