denomination meaning and definition

DENOMINATION noun

Definition of denomination (noun)

1. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
2. 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"
3. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
   • synonyms: appellation, appellative, designation