Denomination

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˌnÉ’mɪˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Old French denominacion, from Latin denominatio

Full definition of denomination

Noun

1. (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
2. (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.
3. (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.
4. (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc

Derived terms

• denominationalism