denomination
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denomination
- /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English denominacioun, from Old French denominacion, from Latin dēnōminātiō. By surface analysis, denominate + -ion.
noun denominations
- 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. "Will you allow me to present Sir George Evelyn to you?—the most accomplished coquet that ever 'Dealt destruction round the land On all he judged a foe;' under which denomination he ranks all women."
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: designation, appellation, appellative, affiliation, designator, indication, unity, naming, identity, name, nomenclature, value, entry, title, wording, nominal
Translations
Every language
noun act of naming, designation
| Español | denominación |
|---|---|
| Português | denominação |
| Français | dénomination |
| Deutsch | Benennung |
| Ελληνικά | ονομασία onomasía, χαρακτηρισμός charaktirismós |
| Русский | называ́ние nazyvánije, именова́ние imenovánije |
noun name, designation, or title
| Español | denominación |
|---|---|
| Português | denominação |
| Français | désignation |
| Deutsch | Bezeichnung |
| Ελληνικά | όνομα ónoma, ονομασία onomasía |
| Русский | и́мя ímja, назва́ние nazvánije, наименова́ние naimenovánije |
noun class or society with the same name, a sect
| Español | denominación |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | dhehebu |
| Português | denominação |
| Deutsch | Konfession |
| Ελληνικά | δόγμα dógma, θρήσκευμα thrískevma |
| Русский | деномина́ция denominácija, вероисповеда́ние veroispovedánije, се́кта sékta |
| العربية | طَائِفَة ṭāʔifa |
noun unit in a series of units
| Español | denominación |
|---|---|
| Português | espécie |
| Deutsch | Stückelung |
| Italiano | valore nominale, valore facciale |
| Ελληνικά | αξία axía |
| Русский | досто́инство dostóinstvo, сто́имость stóimostʹ |
Talk about this word "denomination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/denomination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. denomination. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/denomination "denomination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/denomination.Cite this
@misc{denomination_2026,
title = {denomination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/denomination},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
