a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church (获得承认、有自主权的)基督教教派 ■a group or branch of any religion 宗派教派 Jewish clergy of all denominations. 不同教派的犹太教士。
the face value of a banknote, coin, or postage stamp (纸币、硬币或邮票的)面值 [as modifier]high-denomination banknotes. 高面值纸币。 ■the rank of a playing card within a suit, or of a suit relative to others 同一花色中某一张牌的大小;(与其他花色相比的)花色大小 two cards of the same denomination. 同样大小的两张牌。
(formal)a name or designation, especially one serving to classify a set of things (正式)命名,指称(尤用于归类) ■[mass noun]the action of naming or classifying something 命名,分类
语源
late Middle English (in sense 3): from Latin denominatio(n-), from the verb denominare (see denominate). Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent