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   denomination

   /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church: "the Presbyterian community is the second largest denomination in the country" Similar religious groupsectChurchcultmovementfaith communitybodypersuasionreligious persuasioncommunionorderfraternitybrotherhoodsisterhoodschoolfaithcreedbeliefreligious beliefreligionrare:sodality
   • ▪ a branch of any religion: "Orthodox Jewish denominations"
   • 2. the face value of a banknote, coin, or postage stamp: "high-denomination banknotes" Similar valueunitgradesizemeasure
   • ▪ the rank of a playing card within a suit, or of a suit relative to others: "two cards of the same denomination"
   • 3. a name or designation. formal Similar nametitletermdesignationepithetlabeltagstylesobriquetnicknamebynameinformal:handlemonikerformal:appellationcognomenrare:allonymanonymappellative
   • ▪ the action of naming or classifying something: "the denomination of a consideration as relevant or irrelevant"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in denomination (sense 3)): from Latin denominatio(n-), from the verb denominare (see denominate). denomination (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

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