English noun: denomination |
1. | denomination (group) a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith |
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| Broader (hypernym) | NGO, nongovernmental organization |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | communion, Protestant denomination |
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| Member holonym | believer, congregation, faithful, fold, worshiper, worshipper |
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2. | denomination (group) a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money |
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| Samples | He flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations.
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| Broader (hypernym) | category, class, family |
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3. | denomination (communication) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
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| Synonyms | appellation, appellative, designation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | name |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | byname, cognomen, form of address, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet, street name, title, title, title of respect |
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