Added 9 October 2026
denomination
/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: dēnōminātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about denomination at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith.
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A class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money.
he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations
- Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.
Origin
From Middle English denominacioun, from Old French denominacion, from Latin dēnōminātiō. By surface analysis, denominate + -ion.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)