denomination

Etymology

From Middle English denominacion, from Old French denominacion, from Latin dēnōminātiō.

noun

1. (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
2. (countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.
3. (countable, religion">religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion">religion.
   She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.
   Denomination does more than create space in which to discern, however. It also provides a means for living out differing forms of a faithful Christian life. 2011, Paul M. Collins, Barry A. Ensign-George, Denomination: Assessing an Ecclesiological Category, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 6
4. (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
   What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.
   In 1823, a further issue of treasury notes was ordered to the amount of $100,000, in denominations of five to seventy-five cents, receivable for dues to the State. 1896, William Graham Sumner, chapter 11, in History of Banking in the United States