denominatie

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch denominatie or directly from Middle French denomination, from Latin denominatio "a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy", from denominare "to name", itself from de- "completely" + nominare "to name" (from nomen 'a name'); the religious sense was separately imported from the cognate English denomination

Noun

denominatie f (plural denominaties, diminutive denominatietje)

1. (literally) A denomination, designation
2. An organised faction or formal ideological tendency; especially as a result or a religious schism

   Terwijl het Catholicisme een Roomse monoliet blijft, is het Protestantisme vaak versplinterd in minoritaire denominaties

   While Catholicism remains a Roman monolith, Protestantism is often fractionated in minority denominations

3. A monetary or other financial denomination, the nominal value on a coin, banknote, stock or bond

   Geldautomaten leveren vaak enkel grote denominaties as

   Cash dispensers often only deliver major denominations

   De sjieke onderneming geeft alleen aandelen en effecten uit in grote denominaties die weinig gewone beleggers zich kunnen veroorloven

   The posh company only issues shares and bonds in large denominations few ordinary investors can afford

4. (obsolete) A (list of) nomination(s), e.g. as candidate
5. (obsolete) A naming
6. (obsolete) A constatation

Synonyms

• benaming, betiteling
• (faction) confession, factie, strekking
• (monetary) coupure
• (nomination) nominatie, voordracht
• (naming) naamgeving, benoeming
• (constatation) constatatie, vaststelling

Related terms

• nomineren