denominational

UK: /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən^əl/ US: (di nom′ə nā′shə nl)

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de•nom•i•na•tion•al  (di nom′ə nā′shə nl), adj. 

1. Religion of or pertaining to a denomination or denominations.
2. Religion founded, sponsored, or controlled by a particular religious denomination or sect:
   denominational schools.
3. Sociology limited, conditioned, originating in, or influenced by the beliefs, attitudes, or interests of a religious sect, political party, etc.:
   denominational prejudice.

• denomination + -al¹ 1830–40

de•nom′i•na′tion•al•ly, adv. 

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de•nom•i•na•tion /dɪˌnɑməˈneɪʃən/   n. [countable]

1. Religion a religious group:
   To what denomination does he belong?
2. a grade or degree in a series of standards:
   had a few bills of various denominations in his wallet: singles, fives, and twenties.
3. a name or designation, esp. one for a class of things.

de•nom•i•na•tion•al, adj. See -nom-².

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de•nom•i•na•tion  (di nom′ə nā′shən), n. 

1. Religion a religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect:
   the Lutheran denomination.
2. one of the grades or degrees in a series of designations of quantity, value, measure, weight, etc.:
   He paid $500 in bills of small denomination.
3. a name or designation, esp. one for a class of things.
4. a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.
5. the act of naming or designating a person or thing.

• Late Latin dēnōminātiōn- (stem of dēnōminātiō), in Latin: metonymy, equivalent. to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate) + -iōn- -ion
• Middle English denominacioun 1350–1400