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Plural of denomination

regular plural

The plural of denomination is denominations.

Forms of denomination

Singulardenomination /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
Pluraldenominations /dɛ.nɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃənz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Denominations in a sentence

  • A Lutheran understanding of the Lord’s Supper is not the same as that of other denominations.From the entry Lutheran
  • Most Christian denominations consider each other heterodox.From the entry heterodox
  • Since that time, both Catholicism and the Protestant denominations have seen an enormous outpouring of caritative agencies.2004, Phyllis G. Jestice, Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 183. From the entry underprivileged
  • The term 'People of the Book' has been reappropriated as a means of self-identification by Jews and by the members of certain Christian denominations.2023 August 3, Wikipedia contributors, “People of the Book”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation. From the entry reappropriate
  • At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada.2010, Steven M. Studebaker, Pentecostalism and Globalization. From the entry charismatic

Meaning of denomination

  1. noun The act of naming or designating.
  2. 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.
  3. noun A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.

Full definition of denomination

Questions about the plural of denomination

What is the plural of denomination?
The plural of denomination is denominations.
Is denomination countable?
Denomination is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: denomination (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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