Definition of Denomination

1. Noun. A group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith.

Member holonyms: Congregation, Faithful, Fold, Believer, Worshiper, Worshipper
Generic synonyms: Ngo, Nongovernmental Organization
Specialized synonyms: Communion, Protestant Denomination
Derivative terms: Denominate

2. Noun. 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"
Generic synonyms: Category, Class, Family
Derivative terms: Denominate

3. Noun. Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.

Definition of Denomination

1. n. The act of naming or designating.

Definition of Denomination

1. Noun. The act of naming or designating. ¹

2. Noun. 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; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons. ¹

3. Noun. A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians. ¹

4. Noun. A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Denomination

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Denomination

denlike
denned
dennet
dennets
denning
denningite
denoised
denoising
denominable
denominal
denominally
denominate
denominated
denominates
denominating
denomination (current term)
denominational
denominationalism
denominationalist
denominationalists
denominationally
denominations
denominative
denominatively
denominatives
denominator
denominators
denopamine
denormal
denormalisation

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