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The paperwork that lets infinite grace disagree about the guest list.
means A named category or unit — whether a religious group with its own doctrines, or the face value printed on money.
from From Latin 'denominare' — 'de-' (thoroughly) plus 'nominare' (to name, from 'nomen,' name). It entered English meaning simply 'a naming' or 'a class of things sharing a name.' The money sense (a $20 bill vs. a $1 bill, different 'denominations' of the same currency) and the religious sense (Baptist vs. Methodist, different 'denominations' of the same faith) both grew from this same root: things sorted and labeled by what they're called.
- root meaning
- Just means a name or category, nothing holy
- us count
- Over 200 distinct protestant denominations alone
- money link
- Same word for a $20 bill and a church split
- schism driver
- Often splits over wording, not belief itself