denomination
/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/noun
1
- a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church（获得承认、有自主权的）基督教教派。
1.1
- a group or branch of any religion宗派教派：
Jewish clergy of all denominations.
不同教派的犹太教士。
2
- the face value of a banknote, coin, or postage stamp（纸币、硬币或邮票的）面值：
as modifier high-denomination banknotes.高面值纸币。
2.1
- the rank of a playing card within a suit, or of a suit relative to others同一花色中某一张牌的大小; （与其他花色相比的）花色大小：
two cards of the same denomination.
同样大小的两张牌。
3
- formal a name or designation, especially one serving to classify a set of things〈正式〉命名, 指称（尤用于归类）。
3.1
- mass noun the action of naming or classifying something命名, 分类。
词源
late Middle English (in sense 3)： from Latin denominatio（n-）, from the verb denominare （see DENOMINATE）. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.