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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•nom•i•na•tion•al (di nom′ə nā′shə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - Religionof or pertaining to a denomination or denominations.
- Religionfounded, sponsored, or controlled by a particular religious denomination or sect:denominational schools.
- Sociologylimited, conditioned, originating in, or influenced by the beliefs, attitudes, or interests of a religious sect, political party, etc.:denominational prejudice.
- denomination + -al1 1830–40
de•nom′i•na′tion•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•nom•i•na•tion /dɪˌnɑməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona religious group:To what denomination does he belong?
- a grade or degree in a series of standards:had a few bills of various denominations in his wallet: singles, fives, and twenties.
- a name or designation, esp. one for a class of things.
de•nom•i•na•tion•al, adj. See -nom-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•nom•i•na•tion (di nom′ə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect:the Lutheran denomination.
- one of the grades or degrees in a series of designations of quantity, value, measure, weight, etc.:He paid $500 in bills of small denomination.
- a name or designation, esp. one for a class of things.
- a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.
- the act of naming or designating a person or thing.
- Late Latin dēnōminātiōn- (stem of dēnōminātiō), in Latin: metonymy, equivalent. to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English denominacioun 1350–1400
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