denomination
Other forms: denominations
A denomination is a way of classifying things — it names the type or value of something. Denomination often refers to money. For example, $20 bills are of the same denomination.
When denomination is applied to money, you’ll often hear the terms “lower denomination” or “higher denomination.” If you hand the cashier a $50 bill to pay for your latte, she might ask if you have a bill in a lower denomination — she’s asking for a smaller bill, like a $5 or a $10. Denomination can apply to other things that are categorized by type, such as playing cards or groups within the same religious tradition.
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identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from otherssynonyms: appellation, appellative, designationtypes:street namean alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods)byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriqueta familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)form of address, title, title of respectan identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'titlean appellation signifying nobilityDefender of the Faitha title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever sinceDona Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forenameDonaa Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a womanFraua German courtesy title or form of address for an adult womanFrauleina German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried womanHakhama Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated manHerra German courtesy title or form of address for a manMissa form of address for an unmarried womanRabbia Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacherReverenda title of respect for a clergymanSenora Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'Senoraa Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'Senoritaa Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'Signoraan Italian title or form of address for a married womanSignorinaan Italian title or form of address for an unmarried womanVery Reverenda title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)Lordshipa title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judgeLadyshipa title used to address any peeress except a duchessbaronetcythe title of a baronviscountcythe title of a viscounttype of:namea language unit by which a person or thing is known
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a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faithtypes:communion(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same ritesProtestant denominationgroup of Protestant congregationsChristian Church, Disciples of Christa Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersionAnglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of Englandthe national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal headChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mormon Church, Mormonschurch founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, UtahBaptist Church, Baptistsany of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believersBaptist denominationgroup of Baptist congregationsChristian Science, Church of Christ ScientistProtestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866Congregational Churcha Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governingCongregational Christian Churchmerger of the Congregational Church and the Christian ChurchEvangelical and Reformed Churcha Protestant denomination of Calvinist faithUnited Church of Christmerger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957Jehovah's WitnessesProtestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884Lutheran Churchthe Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin LutherPresbyterian Churchthe Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John CalvinUnitarian Churchthe Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the TrinityArminian Churchthe Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus ArminiusMethodist Church, Methodistsa Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles WesleyMethodist denominationgroup of Methodist congregationsAnabaptist denominationa Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believersMennonite Churchformed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of lifeAssemblies of Goda charismatic Protestant denomination in the United Statestype of:NGO, nongovernmental organizationan organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
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a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
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