Thesaurus results for DENOMINATION

denomination

noun

di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shən

Definition of denomination

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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 denomination Ties to India's ruling party BAPS is a Hindu denomination seen as having a close relationship with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJP party. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The African Apostolic Church is a popular Christian denomination that is known for wearing white robes, per the Associated Press. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 These denominations defined the mainstream in American life; nearly every President from the turn of the century to 1960 came out of these churches. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 No mainstream Christian denomination today accepts this interpretation of the Bible. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for denomination

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Noun

José Antonio Bañuelos-Díaz, 42, a Mexican national and West Adams resident, appeared in court wearing a reflective vest with the name of a landscaping company, blue jeans and boots with the American flag on them.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of name

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Then Irma publishes a manifesto in the campus newspaper under the moniker Witches of Westish.

— B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Related Articles The dinosaur has been given the elegant name Invictibellatrix amberina, which is quite a moniker for a speciman that spent much of the past hundred years in storage.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of moniker

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The technologies themselves aren't changing, but NASA's effort to implement the nomenclature introduces new obstacles for scientific communication and the agency's digital infrastructure.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Under this nomenclature, Fredonia would be the poetic and literary term, and denizens of the nation would be called Fredonians, or more colloquially, Fredes.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of nomenclature

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Here are the best, smartest and most revolutionary titles the genre created.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
But a decade has passed since then, during which time various individuals who didn’t release Blood on the Tracks — or any album at all — have cycled through to claim the title.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of title

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On Friday, Penix had no injury designation and was fully cleared to take the field as QB1 this weekend.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
On the aesthetic front, Vanadium Grey Metallic accents on the sideview-mirror covers, the wheels, the model-designation decals on the doors, and on the badge at the rear help distinguish the latest Carrera T from its siblings.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of designation

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Included are Left Bank communes like Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Margaux, and Pessac-Léognan, Right Bank stalwarts Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, and sweet-wine appellations Sauternes and Barsac.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
LoCascio says there are fewer than 60 acres of it planted in the tiny appellation, but it was known to Pliny the Elder 2,000 years ago.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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