denomination

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·nom·in·ation [denomination denominations] BrE [dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn] NAmE [dɪˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn] noun (formal)
1. a branch of the Christian Church
•Christians of all denominations attended the conference.
2. a unit of value, especially of money
•coins and banknotes of various denominations

Word Origin:
late 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.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  appellation, designation, appellative