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denomination

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The act of naming or designating.

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.

A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the commons denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul. Willie Nelson

There are two traditions in Northern Ireland. There are two main religious denominations. But there is only one true moral denomination. And it wants peace. David Trimble

After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of its tenets; it simply forbids government from discrimination regarding who can marry whom. Tim Johnson

PC is low, low church - it is the lowest common denomination. Martin Amis

To tell you the truth there is no place for that in our constitutional tradition. Where did that come from? To be sure, you can't favor one denomination over another but can't favor religion over non-religion? Antonin Scalia

In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate - look to his character. Noah Webster

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