noun the act of naming or designating.
2. denomination ·noun a class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of christians.
3. denomination ·noun 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; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.