Definition of "denomination"

denomination

/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural denominations
1. (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
2. (countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.
  Quotations
  "Will you allow me to present Sir George Evelyn to you?—the most accomplished coquet that ever 'Dealt destruction round the land On all he judged a foe;' under which denomination he ranks all women."
  1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], page 46
3. (countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
  Quotations
  Denomination does more than create space in which to discern, however. It also provides a means for living out differing forms of a faithful Christian life.
  2011, Paul M. Collins, Barry A. Ensign-George, Denomination: Assessing an Ecclesiological Category, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 6
4. (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
  Quotations
  In 1823, a further issue of treasury notes was ordered to the amount of $100,000, in denominations of five to seventy-five cents, receivable for dues to the State.
  1896, William Graham Sumner, chapter 11, in History of Banking in the United States