denomination

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/ UK /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a recognized branch of a religion, or a unit of monetary value

The bills were issued in denominations of five and ten.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a recognized branch of a... sect creed faith church value unit designation

Word family

Derived forms denominationaldenominationalism

Related forms denominate nominate nominal

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protestant denomination
a distinct religious body within Protestant Christianity

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Old French denomination, from Latin denominatio ('a naming'), from denominare ('to name'), from de- (intensive) plus nominare ('to name'), from nomen ('name').

denominatio Latin nomen Latin

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# denomination

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a recognized branch of a religion, or a unit of monetary value

## Examples
- The bills were issued in denominations of five and ten.

## Synonyms
- sect
- creed
- faith
- church
- value
- unit
- designation

## Derived Forms
- denominational
- denominationalism

## Related Forms
- denominate
- nominate
- nominal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: denominatio
- Root: nomen

## Etymology
From Old French denomination, from Latin denominatio ('a naming'), from denominare ('to name'), from de- (intensive) plus nominare ('to name'), from nomen ('name').

## AI Etymology
Denomination is from Old French denomination, from Latin denominatio ('a naming'), from denominare ('to name'), from de- (intensive) plus nominare ('to name'), from nomen ('name'). The ancestry passes through Latin denominatio and Latin nomen. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "a recognized branch of a religion, or a unit of monetary value", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include denominate, nominate, and nominal; derived forms include denominational and denominationalism.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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