de·nom·i·na·tion
noun/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn/
/dɪˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn/
(formal)- a branch of the Christian Church
(基督教)教派,宗派 - Christians of all denominations attended the conference.
基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference.
- a branch of any religion
任何宗教的一个分支 - the largest American Jewish religious denomination
美国最大的犹太宗教派别
- the largest American Jewish religious denomination
- a unit of value, especially of money
(尤指钱的)面额,面值 - coins and banknotes of various denominations
各种面额的硬币和纸币
- coins and banknotes of various denominations
Word Originlate Middle English originally referring to the action of classifying something: from Latin denominatio(n-), from the verb denominare, from de- ‘away, formally’ + nominare ‘to name’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 17th cent.