denomination
noun/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn/
/dɪˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn/
(formal)- a branch of the Christian Church
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference.
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- a branch of any religion
- the largest American Jewish religious denomination
- a unit of value, especially of money
- coins and banknotes of various denominations
Word Originlate Middle English originally referring to the action of classifying something: from Latin denominatio(n-), from the verb denominare, from de- ‘away, formally’ + nominare ‘to name’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 17th cent.
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