| NOUN | group | denomination | a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith |
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| group | denomination | a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money | |
| communication | denomination, appellation, designation, appellative | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| Sounds | dihnao.mahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith. | |
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| Members | believer, worshiper, worshipper | A person who has religious faith |
| congregation, fold, faithful | A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | |
| Narrower | Protestant denomination | group of Protestant congregations |
| communion | (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites | |
| Broader | nongovernmental organization, NGO | An organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government |
| Adjectives | denominational | relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination |
| Verbs | denominate | assign a name or title / title to |
| Meaning | A class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money. | |
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| Example | "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations" | |
| Broader | class, category, family | A collection of things sharing a common attribute |
| Adjectives | denominational | relating to the face value of a banknote, coin, or stamp |
| Verbs | denominate | assign a name or title / title to |
| Meaning | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. | |
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| Synonyms | appellation, designation, appellative | |
| Narrower | nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname | A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) |
| street name | An alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods) | |
| title, title of respect, form of address | An identifying appellation signifying status or function | |
| title | An appellation signifying nobility | |
| Broader | name | A language unit by which a person or thing is known |
| Spanish | apelativo, denominación, título | |
| Catalan | apel·latiu, denominació | |
| Verbs | denominate | assign a name or title / title to |
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