1.  denomination(n = noun.group) Array - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith; Array
is a kind of ngo, nongovernmental organization
has particulars: communion, protestant denomination
Derived form verb denominate₁

2.  denomination(n = noun.group) Array - 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"
is a kind of category, class, family
Derived form verb denominate₁

3.  denomination(n = noun.communication) appellation, appellative, designation - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others; Array
is a kind of name
has particulars: street name, byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet, form of address, title, title of respect, title
Derived form verb denominate₁

denomination, n.
1 a Church or religious sect.
2 a class of units within a range or sequence of numbers, weights, money, etc. (money of small denominations).
3 a a name or designation, esp. a characteristic or class name. b a class or kind having a specific name.
4 the rank of a playing-card within a suit, or of a suit relative to others.

Idiom:
denominational education education according to the principles of a Church or sect.

Derivative:
denominational adj.

Etymology:
ME f. OF denomination or L denominatio (as DENOMINATE)

N  nomenclature, naming, nuncupation, nomination, baptism, orismology, onomatopoeia, antonomasia, name, appelation, appelative, designation, title, heading, rubric, caption, denomination, by-name, epithet, style, proper name, praenomen, agnomen, cognomen, patronymic, surname, cognomination, eponym, compellation, description, antonym, empty title, empty name, handle to one's name, namesake, term, expression, noun, byword, convertible terms, technical term, cant, named, hight, ycleped, known as, what one may well, call fairly, call properly, call fitly, nuncupatory, nuncupative, cognominal, titular, nominal, orismological, beggar'd all description.

N  class, division, category, categorema, head, order, section, department, subdepartment, province, domain, kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kingdom, race, tribe, caste, sept, clan, breed, type, subtype, kit, sect, set, subset, assortment, feather, kidney, suit, range, gender, sex, kin, manner, description, denomination, designation, rubric, character, stamp predicament, indication, particularization, selection, specification, similarity.

N  party, faction, side, denomination, communion, set, crew, band, horde, posse, phalanx, family, clan, team, tong, council, community, body, fellowship, sodality, solidarity, confraternity, familistere, familistery, brotherhood, sisterhood, knot, gang, clique, ring, circle, group, crowd, in-crowd, coterie, club, casino, machine, Tammany, Tammany Hall, corporation, corporate body, guild, establishment, company, copartnership, partnership, firm, house, joint concern, joint-stock company, cahoot, combine, trust, society, association, institute, institution, union, trades union, league, syndicate, alliance, Verein, Bund, Zollverein, combination, Turnverein, league offensive and defensive, alliance offensive and defensive, coalition, federation, confederation, confederacy, junto, cabal, camarilla, camorra, brigue, freemasonry, party spirit, Confederates, Conservatives, Democrats, Federalists, Federals, Freemason, Knight Templar, Kuklux, Kuklux Klan, KKK, Liberals, Luddites, Republicans, Socialists, Tories, Whigs staff, dramatis personae, in league, in partnership, in alliance, bonded together, banded together, linked, joined together, embattled, confederated, federative, joint, hand in hand, side by side, shoulder to shoulder, en masse, in the same boat.

anabaptist denomination, baptist denomination, methodist denomination, protestant denomination