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DENOMINATIONAL

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination

Example:

denominational prejudice

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

sectarian (belonging to or characteristic of a sect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination

Example:

denominational politics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

denomination (a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Relating to the face value of a banknote, coin, or stamp

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

denomination (a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money)

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