denomination.
The act of naming or designating.
Meaning & usage
The act of naming or designating.
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 class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.
A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English denominacioun, from Old French denominacion, from Latin dēnōminātiō. By surface analysis, denominate + -ion.
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