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单词 denomination
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denomination

noun

de·​nom·​i·​na·​tion di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce denomination (audio)
1
: an act of denominating
the denomination of prices in U.S. dollars
2
: a value or size of a series of values or sizes
metric denominations
especially : the value of a particular coin or bill
bills in $20 and $50 denominations
3
: name, designation
especially : a general name for a category
listed under the general denomination of gifts
4
: a religious organization whose congregations are united in their adherence to its beliefs and practices
people from several different Christian denominations
denominational
di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shnəl How to pronounce denomination (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective
denominationally adverb

Synonyms

  • appellation
  • appellative
  • cognomen
  • compellation
  • denotation
  • designation
  • handle
  • moniker
  • monicker
  • name
  • nomenclature
  • title
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Example Sentences

People from several different religious denominations participated in the event. Methodists, Baptists, and other Christian denominations. It's one of the more conservative denominations. The kidnappers asked for bills in small denominations. The gift certificates are available in $5 and $10 denominations. She spoke with people of many different political denominations. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the country, with membership of nearly 13.7 million in 2021 and average Sunday in-person attendance of about 3.6 million. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2022 Racial reconciliation and healing will be the key issues on the agenda this week when a major religious denomination brings its national convention to Baltimore. Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 Local church properties are owned by the denomination through state-level conferences. Mark Tooley, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 Abolitionist views have picked up support in the ultraconservative wing of the Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination. New York Times, 1 July 2022 Fetus as a person Later that year, however, as an ultra-conservative faction within the denomination acquired power from more moderate leaders, things began to change. Susan M. Shaw, The Conversation, 17 June 2022 Ultimately, the key to keeping houses of worship relatively accessible to newcomers may lie in dispelling a bunker mentality within the denomination. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2022 Ecclesiastical charges are pending against Olivetti, Carr, Larson and Magill, stemming from regional and national investigations within the denomination. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2022 Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will be in Salt Lake City this week in first such visit by the denomination’s chief U.S. prelate in almost two decades. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

see denominate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

denomination

noun

de·​nom·​i·​na·​tion di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce denomination (audio)
1
: a value in a series of values (as of money)
She asked for her money in small denominations.
2
: a name especially for a class of things
3
: a religious group
a Christian denomination

denomination

noun

as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of "art"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cognomen
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  • label
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