as in names
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of "art"
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Recent Examples of denominations
The school offers two-year masters degrees for prospective clergy in several Christian denominations, including Reformed and Presbyterian churches.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
At the vigil, faith leaders across various denominations cited scripture about the dangers of unchecked wealth, the lack of affordable housing issues and other social problems.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Dobson was personally affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene, though his reach extended across different evangelical denominations and nondenominational conservative Protestantism.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Reeves, Singleton Snyder and the five other ministers who spoke Thursday also delivered a letter to Sanders' office in the Capitol signed by more than 40 Arkansas clergy belonging to numerous Christian denominations as well as Jewish and Buddhist faith leaders.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
Another 25 clergy from other denominations joined in solidarity.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In this atmosphere, instead of opposing the clinic, conservative Christian denominations were largely silent about its opening.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The sample included religious leaders from fundamentalist and evangelical churches, Baptists, Methodists, Black protestants, Roman Catholic denominations and more – all recruited to match the proportions of churches across the country.
—Gregg Sparkman, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
The relevance of these indicators isn’t limited to the major religious denominations.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
At the vigil, faith leaders across various denominations cited scripture about the dangers of unchecked wealth, the lack of affordable housing issues and other social problems.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Dobson was personally affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene, though his reach extended across different evangelical denominations and nondenominational conservative Protestantism.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Reeves, Singleton Snyder and the five other ministers who spoke Thursday also delivered a letter to Sanders' office in the Capitol signed by more than 40 Arkansas clergy belonging to numerous Christian denominations as well as Jewish and Buddhist faith leaders.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
Another 25 clergy from other denominations joined in solidarity.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In this atmosphere, instead of opposing the clinic, conservative Christian denominations were largely silent about its opening.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The sample included religious leaders from fundamentalist and evangelical churches, Baptists, Methodists, Black protestants, Roman Catholic denominations and more – all recruited to match the proportions of churches across the country.
—Gregg Sparkman, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
The relevance of these indicators isn’t limited to the major religious denominations.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denominations
Noun
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Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the only four people listed as specific targets in the search warrant have Hispanic names.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lily, Loki, Max, Star, Oscar, Zelda, Pepper, Callie, Gus, Kitty, Olive, Olivia, Jack and Chloe, are among the other popular monikers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Which of the following monikers did Benjamin Franklin NOT employ?—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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Ronaldo is one of just nine players to have won the competition five times or more (only counting those who played in winning finals) and is the only one of these men with his titles split across clubs.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In addition to publishing a range of podcasts, the Pushkin network includes a healthy menu of audiobook titles.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other designations include Tunis for Libya, Abidjan for Niger, Guangzhou for North Korea, and Warsaw, Almaty (IR-5), or Tashkent (IR-5) for Russia.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Other South American countries such as Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay issued similar designations in the following days.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Armani’s mother Maria played a great role in his life and influenced his sense of fashion to the point that his two yachts bore her nicknames, Mariu and Maìn.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Laurel, Conrad, Belly, and Jeremiah all call each other by nicknames.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Otherwise, pop in for an amaro flight, craft cocktail or to try any of the amazing wines (which are sourced exclusively from volcanic appellations).—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Denominations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denominations. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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