denominationn.

/dɪnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

Etymology: < Old French denominacion (13th cent. in Godefroy Suppl.), < Latin dēnōminātiōn-em, noun of action < dēnōmināre (in classical Latin in the sense of ‘calling by another than the proper name, metonymy’).

a. The action of naming from or after something; giving a name to, calling by a name.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun]

nemningOE

namingc1300

denominationc1400

imposition1430

nominationc1450

callingc1475

nominiona1513

christening1528

nuncupation1532

Christendom1570

dedication1576

appellation1583

denominative1589

nomenclaturea1620

cognomination1623

nomenclaturing1803

name-giving1863

nominature1864

c1400 Test. Love ii. (R.) Of whiche worchings and possession of hours, y^e daies of the week haue take her names, after denominacion in these seven planets.

1593 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Middlesex i. 18 To controul mine obseruations..in regarde of the vncertaine distances, vntrue denominations of places..which (I confesse) are faultes.

a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 99 A farther sort of denomination is to name land by the attendancy they haue to other lands more notorious.

1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. i. 42 The reference of the idea to an object being an extraneous denomination.

1860 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 5) §48. 76 Denomination is the imposition of a name that shall serve to recall equally the Genus or Class, and the Common Nature.

†b. A mentioning or specifying by name. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun] > mentioning by name

denominationa1398

nominationc1425

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ii. iii. 63 By denominaciouns of lymes þat beþ iseye vnseye worchinges of heuenliche inwittis beþ vndirstonde.

1589 R. Tomson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 586 Vpon whose denomination I was apprehended for the same words here rehearsed.

a. A characteristic or qualifying name given to a thing or class of things; that which anything is called; an appellation, designation, title.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun]

nameeOE

wordeOE

clepinga1300

namingc1300

neveningc1300

titlec1390

notea1393

stylec1400

calling?a1425

nomination?a1425

vocable1440

appellation1447

denomination?a1475

vocation1477

preface1582

prenomination1599

nomenclature1610

expressiona1631

denotation1631

appellative1632

compellation1637

denominate1638

nomenclation1638

nominance1642

titularity1643

entitlement1823

compellative1830

cognomen1852

tally1929

denotative1944

anthroponym1952

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 267 Storyes expresse that Gallia or Fraunce hathe denominacion of the whitenesse of peple.

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Fasting i, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 284 Works..which..are..neither good nor evil, but take their denomination of the use or end whereunto they serve.

1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 1 The first word Credo..giveth a denomination to the whole confession of faith, from thence commonly called the Creed.

1778 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 217 I most heartily disclaim that, or any other, denomination, incompatible with such sentiments.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. vii. 102 The tribes of gypsies, jockies, or cairds,—for by all these denominations such banditti were known.

a1871 G. Grote Fragm. Ethical Subj. (1876) i. 17 The virtuous man or vicious man of our own age or country, will no longer receive the same denominations if trasferred to a remote climate or a different people.

†b. (See quot. 1737) Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1737 H. Boulter Let. 9 Aug. (1769) II. 234 Five, six, or seven parishes (denominations we commonly call them) bestowed on one incumbent.

3. Arithmetic. A class of one kind of unit in any system of numbers, measures, weights, money, etc., distinguished by a specific name.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > denomination

denominationc1430

tally1674

name1714

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > class or kind distinguished by name

denominationc1430

c1430 Art Nombryng (1922) 8 And so oft with~draw the digit multiplying, vnder the article of his denominacioun.

1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. B.v Of the fyrst ternary the denomination is vnities, and of the seconde ternary, the denomination is thousandes.

1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Ri^v I will, for ease, turne the other into a fraction of the same denomination.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises i. vi. f. 9^v The first and third [number] must alwaies be of one selfe Denomination or name.

1660 T. Willsford Scales Commerce & Trade 9 The price by which 'twas bought, and likewise the rate at which 'twas sold must be reduced into one denomination.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Troy Weight, a Weight in which the smallest Denomination is a Grain.

1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) iv. 47 When..the paper money is of small denominations.

1895 N.E.D. at Denomination Mod. Reduce the two quantities to the same denomination.

4. A class, sort, or kind (of things or persons) distinguished or distinguishable by a specific name.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class

kinc950

kindOE

distinction?c1225

rowc1300

spece1303

spice1303

fashionc1325

espicec1386

differencea1398

statec1450

sort?1523

notion1531

species1561

vein1568

brood1581

rank1585

order1588

race1590

breed1598

strain1612

batch1616

tap1623

siege1630

subdivision1646

notionality1651

category1660

denomination1664

footmark1666

genus1666

world1685

sortment1718

tribe1731

assortment1767

description1776

style1794

grouping1799

classification1803

subcategory1842

type1854

basket1916

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Concl. 187 Civil dissention..'twixt men of the same denomination and principles.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxviii. 350 The Country..produceth good Cotton Cloth of several Qualities and Denominations.

1814 D. H. O'Brien Narr. Captiv. & Escape 154 A punishment equal to six years, with all denominations of malefactors, in the galleys.

5. A collection of individuals classed together under the same name; now almost always spec. a religious sect or body having a common faith and organization, and designated by a distinctive name.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun]

churcheOE

kirkc1175

spousea1200

lawa1225

lorea1225

religionc1325

faithc1384

sectc1386

seta1387

leara1400

hirselc1480

professiona1513

congregation1526

communion1553

schism1555

segregation1563

sex1583

hortus conclususa1631

confessiona1641

dispensation1643

sectary1651

churchship1675

cult1679

persuasion1732

denomination1746–7

connection1753

covenant1818

sectarism1821

organized religion1843

1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 425 Philosophy..which divided it into so many Sects and Denominations; as Stoicks, Peripateticks, Epicureans, and the like.

1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 195 Who, when he had overcome the sharpness of death..opened the kingdom to heaven to all generations, and to every denomination of the faithful.

a1790 B. Franklin Autobiogr. (1981) iii. 103 The Multitudes of all Sects and Denominations that attended his Sermons.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. civ. 496 All denominations are more prone to emotionalism in religion..than in England or Scotland.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	denomination
释义	denominationn. /dɪnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ Etymology: < Old French denominacion (13th cent. in Godefroy Suppl.), < Latin dēnōminātiōn-em, noun of action < dēnōmināre (in classical Latin in the sense of ‘calling by another than the proper name, metonymy’). 1. a. The action of naming from or after something; giving a name to, calling by a name. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] nemningOE namingc1300 denominationc1400 imposition1430 nominationc1450 callingc1475 nominiona1513 christening1528 nuncupation1532 Christendom1570 dedication1576 appellation1583 denominative1589 nomenclaturea1620 cognomination1623 nomenclaturing1803 name-giving1863 nominature1864 c1400 Test. Love ii. (R.) Of whiche worchings and possession of hours, y^e daies of the week haue take her names, after denominacion in these seven planets. 1593 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Middlesex i. 18 To controul mine obseruations..in regarde of the vncertaine distances, vntrue denominations of places..which (I confesse) are faultes. a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 99 A farther sort of denomination is to name land by the attendancy they haue to other lands more notorious. 1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. i. 42 The reference of the idea to an object being an extraneous denomination. 1860 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 5) §48. 76 Denomination is the imposition of a name that shall serve to recall equally the Genus or Class, and the Common Nature. †b. A mentioning or specifying by name. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > mentioning by name denominationa1398 nominationc1425 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ii. iii. 63 By denominaciouns of lymes þat beþ iseye vnseye worchinges of heuenliche inwittis beþ vndirstonde. 1589 R. Tomson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 586 Vpon whose denomination I was apprehended for the same words here rehearsed. 2. a. A characteristic or qualifying name given to a thing or class of things; that which anything is called; an appellation, designation, title. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] nameeOE wordeOE clepinga1300 namingc1300 neveningc1300 titlec1390 notea1393 stylec1400 calling?a1425 nomination?a1425 vocable1440 appellation1447 denomination?a1475 vocation1477 preface1582 prenomination1599 nomenclature1610 expressiona1631 denotation1631 appellative1632 compellation1637 denominate1638 nomenclation1638 nominance1642 titularity1643 entitlement1823 compellative1830 cognomen1852 tally1929 denotative1944 anthroponym1952 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 267 Storyes expresse that Gallia or Fraunce hathe denominacion of the whitenesse of peple. 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Fasting i, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 284 Works..which..are..neither good nor evil, but take their denomination of the use or end whereunto they serve. 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 1 The first word Credo..giveth a denomination to the whole confession of faith, from thence commonly called the Creed. 1778 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 217 I most heartily disclaim that, or any other, denomination, incompatible with such sentiments. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. vii. 102 The tribes of gypsies, jockies, or cairds,—for by all these denominations such banditti were known. a1871 G. Grote Fragm. Ethical Subj. (1876) i. 17 The virtuous man or vicious man of our own age or country, will no longer receive the same denominations if trasferred to a remote climate or a different people. †b. (See quot. 1737) Obsolete. ΚΠ 1737 H. Boulter Let. 9 Aug. (1769) II. 234 Five, six, or seven parishes (denominations we commonly call them) bestowed on one incumbent. 3. Arithmetic. A class of one kind of unit in any system of numbers, measures, weights, money, etc., distinguished by a specific name. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > denomination denominationc1430 tally1674 name1714 the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > class or kind distinguished by name denominationc1430 c1430 Art Nombryng (1922) 8 And so oft with~draw the digit multiplying, vnder the article of his denominacioun. 1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. B.v Of the fyrst ternary the denomination is vnities, and of the seconde ternary, the denomination is thousandes. 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Ri^v I will, for ease, turne the other into a fraction of the same denomination. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises i. vi. f. 9^v The first and third [number] must alwaies be of one selfe Denomination or name. 1660 T. Willsford Scales Commerce & Trade 9 The price by which 'twas bought, and likewise the rate at which 'twas sold must be reduced into one denomination. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Troy Weight, a Weight in which the smallest Denomination is a Grain. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) iv. 47 When..the paper money is of small denominations. 1895 N.E.D. at Denomination Mod. Reduce the two quantities to the same denomination. 4. A class, sort, or kind (of things or persons) distinguished or distinguishable by a specific name. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class kinc950 kindOE distinction?c1225 rowc1300 spece1303 spice1303 fashionc1325 espicec1386 differencea1398 statec1450 sort?1523 notion1531 species1561 vein1568 brood1581 rank1585 order1588 race1590 breed1598 strain1612 batch1616 tap1623 siege1630 subdivision1646 notionality1651 category1660 denomination1664 footmark1666 genus1666 world1685 sortment1718 tribe1731 assortment1767 description1776 style1794 grouping1799 classification1803 subcategory1842 type1854 basket1916 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Concl. 187 Civil dissention..'twixt men of the same denomination and principles. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxviii. 350 The Country..produceth good Cotton Cloth of several Qualities and Denominations. 1814 D. H. O'Brien Narr. Captiv. & Escape 154 A punishment equal to six years, with all denominations of malefactors, in the galleys. 5. A collection of individuals classed together under the same name; now almost always spec. a religious sect or body having a common faith and organization, and designated by a distinctive name. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun] churcheOE kirkc1175 spousea1200 lawa1225 lorea1225 religionc1325 faithc1384 sectc1386 seta1387 leara1400 hirselc1480 professiona1513 congregation1526 communion1553 schism1555 segregation1563 sex1583 hortus conclususa1631 confessiona1641 dispensation1643 sectary1651 churchship1675 cult1679 persuasion1732 denomination1746–7 connection1753 covenant1818 sectarism1821 organized religion1843 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 425 Philosophy..which divided it into so many Sects and Denominations; as Stoicks, Peripateticks, Epicureans, and the like. 1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 195 Who, when he had overcome the sharpness of death..opened the kingdom to heaven to all generations, and to every denomination of the faithful. a1790 B. Franklin Autobiogr. (1981) iii. 103 The Multitudes of all Sects and Denominations that attended his Sermons. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. civ. 496 All denominations are more prone to emotionalism in religion..than in England or Scotland. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1398
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