denomination

[dih-nom-uh-ney-shuh n] /dɪˌnɒm əˈneɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
a religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect:
the Lutheran denomination.
2.
one of the grades or degrees in a series of designations of quantity, value, measure, weight, etc.:
He paid $500 in bills of small denomination.
3.
a name or designation, especially one for a class of things.
4.
a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.
5.
the act of naming or designating a person or thing.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English denominacioun < Late Latin dēnōminātiōn- (stem of dēnōminātiō), in Latin: metonymy, equivalent to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate) + -iōn- -ion
Examples from the web for denomination
  • As for the money, the more prominent someone was, the lower the denomination on which he appears.
  • There's even talk of group deals between all churches of a given denomination and a single corporation.
  • It also makes change, offering the user bills in any denomination.
  • The answer is usually predetermined by the denomination or organization sponsoring the translation.
  • The denomination is denoted by a numeral on both sides of the note.
  • They're not exactly the youngest denomination in the world.
  • Small-stakes players also tend to do better with small-denomination cards.
  • It would appear to me that such energies are not of the electromagnetic denomination at all.
  • The denomination has nothing to do with equal rights.
  • Issuance of large denomination obligations by foreign agencies.
British Dictionary definitions for denomination

denomination

/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
1.
a group having a distinctive interpretation of a religious faith and usually its own organization
2.
a grade or unit in a series of designations of value, weight, measure, etc: coins of this denomination are being withdrawn
3.
a name given to a class or group; classification
4.
the act of giving a name
5.
a name; designation
Derived Forms
denominational, adjective
denominationally, adverb
Word Origin
C15: from Latin dēnōminātiō a calling by name; see denominate
Word Origin and History for denomination
n.

late 14c., "a naming, act of giving a name to," from Old French denominacion "nominating, naming," from Latin denominationem (nominative denominatio) "a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy," from denominare "to name," from de- "completely" (see de-) + nominare "to name" (see nominate). Meaning "a class" is from mid-15c. Monetary sense is 1650s; meaning "religious sect" is 1716.