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Webster 1913 Edition


Denomination

De-nomˊi-na′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
denominatio
metonymy: cf. F.
dénomination
a naming.]
1.
The act of naming or designating.
2.
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
.
Those [qualities] which are classed under the
denomination
of sublime.
Burke.
Syn. – Name; appellation; title. See
Name
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Denomination

DENOMINATION

, n.
1.
The act of naming.
2.
A name or appellation; a vocal sound, customarily used to express a thing or a quality, in discourse; as, all man fall under the denomination of sinners; actions fall under the denomination of good or bad.
3.
A class, society or collection of individuals, called by the same name; as a denomination of christians.

Definition 2024


denomination

denomination

See also: dénomination

English

Noun

denomination (countable and uncountable, plural denominations)

  1. (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
  2. (countable) 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.
  3. (countable) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect or religious sub-goup; as, a religious denomination.
    She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.
  4. (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc
What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.

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  • denomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • denomination in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911