Antonyms for denomination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-nom-uh-ney-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˌnɒm əˈneɪ ʃən


Definition of denomination

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun religious belief
  • noun classification
  • noun name
Example sentences :
  • On his return, he married "Lydia Tindall, of the denomination of Puritans."
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • He has long been a valued and honored member of the Baptist denomination.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The article will not come under the denomination of dry goods.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 » by Various
  • The term matriarchy is given to denomination after the maternal side.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • In form, he was certainly an Episcopalian, though not a sectary of that denomination.
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • And what denomination do you distinguish as the standing-order?
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • About two thousand skulls of animals of every denomination were also to be found there.
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 » by Various
  • This denomination was printed on wove paper and perforated 12 like the others.
  • Extract from : « The Stamps of Canada » by Bertram Poole
  • A variety of the 3d denomination is catalogued with “double transfer”.
  • Extract from : « The Stamps of Canada » by Bertram Poole
  • He appeared as a scholar at Hiram, a new school of his own denomination, in 1851.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis

Synonyms for denomination

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