Denomination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːlinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪnˌɒmɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪnˌɒmɪnˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːlinəs/.

Examples

he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

appellative designation appellation

Parts of Speech

noun	a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
noun	a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money “he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations”
noun	identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

Word Forms

denominate	verb	assign a name or title to
designate	verb	assign a name or title to
appellative	adjective	inclined to or serving for the giving of names

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konfession

eine Gruppe religiöser Gemeinden mit eigener Organisation und einem ausgeprägten Glauben

🇫🇷French

dénomination

un groupe de congrégations religieuses ayant sa propre organisation et une foi distincte

🇪🇸Spanish

denominación

un grupo de congregaciones religiosas que tienen su propia organización y una fe distintiva

🇮🇹Italian

denominazione

un gruppo di congregazioni religiose aventi una propria organizzazione e una fede distintiva

🇳🇱Dutch

denominatie

een groep religieuze congregaties met een eigen organisatie en een onderscheidend geloof

🇵🇹Portuguese

denominação

um grupo de congregações religiosas com organização própria e uma fé distinta

🇷🇺Russian

номинал

группа религиозных общин, имеющих свою собственную организацию и особую веру

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज़हब

धार्मिक मंडलियों का एक समूह जिसका अपना संगठन और एक विशिष्ट आस्था होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্প্রদায়

ধর্মীয় মণ্ডলীর একটি দল যার নিজস্ব সংগঠন এবং একটি স্বতন্ত্র বিশ্বাস রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மதப்பிரிவு

அதன் சொந்த அமைப்பு மற்றும் ஒரு தனித்துவமான நம்பிக்கை கொண்ட மத சபைகளின் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

డినామినేషన్

దాని స్వంత సంస్థ మరియు విలక్షణమైన విశ్వాసాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న మతపరమైన సమ్మేళనాల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

संप्रदाय

धार्मिक मंडळ्यांचा एक गट ज्याची स्वतःची संस्था आणि एक विशिष्ट विश्वास आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપ્રદાય

ધાર્મિક મંડળોનું એક જૂથ જેનું પોતાનું સંગઠન અને વિશિષ્ટ વિશ્વાસ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂಗಡ

ತನ್ನದೇ ಆದ ಸಂಘಟನೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸಭೆಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മതവിഭാഗം

സ്വന്തം സംഘടനയും വ്യതിരിക്തമായ വിശ്വാസവുമുള്ള ഒരു കൂട്ടം മത സഭകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਪਰਦਾ

ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਕਲੀਸਿਯਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرقہ

مذہبی اجتماعات کا ایک گروپ جس کی اپنی تنظیم اور ایک مخصوص عقیدہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

面值

一群有自己的组织和独特信仰的宗教团体

🇯🇵Japanese

宗派

独自の組織と独特の信仰を持つ宗教的会衆のグループ

🇰🇷Korean

명칭

자체 조직과 독특한 신앙을 갖고 있는 종교 집단의 집단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giáo phái

một nhóm các giáo đoàn tôn giáo có tổ chức riêng và một đức tin đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

นิกาย

กลุ่มศาสนิกชนที่มีองค์กรของตนเองและมีศรัทธาอันโดดเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

denominasi

sekelompok jemaah agama yang memiliki organisasi sendiri dan keyakinan yang khas

🇵🇭Filipino

denominasyon

isang grupo ng mga relihiyosong kongregasyon na may sariling organisasyon at natatanging pananampalataya

🇲🇾Malay

denominasi

sekumpulan jemaah agama yang mempunyai organisasi sendiri dan kepercayaan yang tersendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فئة

مجموعة من التجمعات الدينية لها تنظيمها الخاص وعقيدة مميزة

🇮🇷Persian

فرقه

گروهی از جماعات مذهبی که سازمان خود را دارند و ایمانی متمایز دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

mezhep

kendi organizasyonu ve kendine özgü bir inancı olan bir grup dini cemaat

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּת

קבוצה של קהילות דתיות שיש לה ארגון משלה ואמונה ייחודית

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