n.1 a Church or religious sect.
2 a class of units within a range or sequence of numbers, weights, money, etc. (money of small denominations).
3 a a name or designation, esp. a characteristic or class name. b a class or kind having a specific name.
4 the rank of a playing-card within a suit, or of a suit relative to others.
Phrases and idioms:
denominational education education according to the principles of a Church or sect.
Derivatives:
denominational adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF denomination or L denominatio (as DENOMINATE)