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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 tonsThose [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)
- (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
- (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.
- (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.
- (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc
- What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.
Derived terms
Translations
act of naming, designation
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name, designation, or title
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class or society with the same name, a sect
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size of unit: money etc.
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See also
External links
- denomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- denomination in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911