Denomination - English meaning

noun

A name or title.

Usage examples:

The city fully justifies its appellation ‘the pearl of the orient’

noun

An appellation contrôlée.

Usage examples:

About 20 per cent of french wines with an appellation come from alsace

noun

A name or title

Usage examples:

As a child, he received the appellation "mouse".

noun

An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.

Usage examples:

His belief in extraterrestrial life

noun

The feeling of being certain that something exists or is true

Usage examples:

[ c ] philosophical beliefs, [ c ] he made no secret of his belief that she was guilty., [ u ] i ha…

noun

Something that you believe

Usage examples:

All religious and political beliefs should be respected equally., [ + that ] it is my (firm) belief…

noun

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.

Usage examples:

It's important to keep your body in good condition

verb

Give material form to something abstract.

Usage examples:

He bodied forth the traditional prussian remedy for all ills

noun

The whole physical structure that forms a person or animal

Usage examples:

A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy., she rubbed suncream ov…

noun

The relationship between brothers.

Usage examples:

The bonds of brotherhood

noun

(the members of) a particular organization

Usage examples:

The various groups eventually fused into a single brotherhood.

noun

Friendship and loyalty

Usage examples:

The ideal of the brotherhood of man (= where everyone loves each other) is still far from reality.

noun

A building used for public christian worship.

Usage examples:

The church was largely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century

verb

Take (a woman who has recently given birth) to church for a service of thanksgiving.

Usage examples:

The presence of these four additional women, all with candles, alongside mary's human spouse, sugge…

noun

A building for christian religious activities

Usage examples:

We came to a church and went inside to sit and enjoy the quiet., [ u ] he went on a trip with some …

noun

An extra personal name given to an ancient roman citizen, functioning rather like a nickname and typically passed down from father to son, for example marcus tullius cicero.

noun

A name or nickname (= an informal name given to someone by their friends, family, etc.), especially one that describes someone or something

Usage examples:

The heinous nature of his crime earned him the cognomen "monster"., the “people’s friend” was the c…

noun

In ancient rome, a third personal name given to a citizen, usually passed down from father to son

Usage examples:

The word chickpea traces back through the french "chiche" to latin "cicer" (from which the roman co…

noun

The sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially on a mental or spiritual level.

Usage examples:

In this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable

noun

A close relationship with someone in which feelings and thoughts are exchanged

Usage examples:

He found spiritual communion with her., in communion with he lived in close communion with nature/g…

noun

A group of people who are united by the same, especially religious, beliefs

Usage examples:

The author has a vision of an emerging worldwide christian communion.

noun

A system of religious belief; a faith.

Usage examples:

People of many creeds and cultures

noun

A formal statement or system of esp. religious beliefs

Usage examples:

[ u ] the law forbids discrimination because of race, color, or creed.

noun

A set of beliefs that influences the way you live

noun

A system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object.

Usage examples:

The cult of st olaf

noun

A system of religious belief, esp. one not recognized as an established religion, or the people who worship according to such a system of belief

Usage examples:

People considered him a brilliant cult leader and con man., a cult movie, the cult of celebrity

noun

A religious group, often living together, whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people

Usage examples:

Religious cult their son ran away from home and joined a religious cult.

noun

The action of choosing someone to hold an office or post.

Usage examples:

A leader's designation of his own successor

noun

The act of choosing someone or something for a special job, or stating that something has a particular character or purpose

Usage examples:

[ c ] associate professor is her official designation (= title).

noun

An official title or name

Usage examples:

What's her official designation now she's been promoted?, the area qualifies for designation as a s…

noun

An adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

Old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’

noun

A word or phrase used to describe someone, often as an insult

Usage examples:

A racial epithet, his stubbornness earned him the epithet “senator no.”

noun

An adjective added to a person's name or a phrase used instead of it, usually to criticize or praise them

Usage examples:

The singer's 104-kilo frame earned him the epithet of "man mountain" in the press.

noun

Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.

Usage examples:

This restores one's faith in politicians

exclamation

Said to express surprise or emphasis.

Usage examples:

Faith, i was shown the door myself and came home

noun

Great trust or confidence in something or someone

Usage examples:

Have faith in she has no faith in modern medicine., great faith in you'll cope - i have great faith…

noun

A group of people sharing a common profession or interests.

Usage examples:

Members of the hunting fraternity

noun

A social organization for male students at a college or university

Usage examples:

The coaching fraternity

noun

A group of people who have the same job or interest

Usage examples:

The legal fraternity (= lawyers), the criminal fraternity (= criminals), close-knit fraternity the …

noun

A particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value.

Usage examples:

Sea salt is usually available in coarse or fine grades

verb

Arrange in or allocate to grades; classify or sort.

Usage examples:

The timber is graded according to its thickness

noun

A measure of the quality of a student’s performance, usually represented by the letters a (the best) through f (the worst)

Usage examples:

She always gets good grades., high-grade musicianship, he’s suffering from a low-grade infection., …

verb

Feel or manipulate with the hands.

Usage examples:

Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun

The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.

Usage examples:

A holdall with two carrying handles

verb

Touch, lift, or hold

noun

A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.

Usage examples:

The alcohol content is clearly stated on the label

verb

Another term for dripstone.

noun

A piece of paper or other material that gives information about the object it is attached to

Usage examples:

The address/mailing label, follow the instructions on the label., everything we produce goes out un…

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

Usage examples:

The amount of water collected is measured in pints

noun

A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Cost-cutting measures

verb

Determine the dimensions of something or somebody

noun

A name.

Usage examples:

His real moniker is dave kennedy

noun

A name or nickname (= informal name)

noun

An act of moving.

Usage examples:

A slight movement of the body

noun

The act or process of changing a situation or event, or of changing the way something happens or is done

Usage examples:

[ c ] there has been a movement toward smaller families., the women’s movement works for better job…

noun

A change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market

Usage examples:

Movements in sth short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict., this stock market repo…

noun

A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.

Usage examples:

My name is john parsons

verb

Give a name to.

Usage examples:

Hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named

adjective

(of a person or product) having a well-known name.

Usage examples:

Specialized name brands geared to niche markets

noun

A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name.

Usage examples:

Mallender's fair complexion gave rise to his nickname ‘ghost’

verb

Give a nickname to.

Usage examples:

An area nicknamed sniper's alley

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

The action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.

Usage examples:

Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left

Communication intended to induce belief or action

noun

A particular set of beliefs, esp. religious or political ones

Usage examples:

People of all religious persuasions are welcome.

suffix

Forming nouns with diminutive or derogatory force such as cockerel, scoundrel.

noun

An institution for educating children.

Usage examples:

Ryder's children did not go to school at all

verb

Send to school; educate.

Usage examples:

Taverier was born in paris and schooled in lyon

adjective

(of a xhosa) educated and westernized.

Usage examples:

Economic considerations persuaded many xhosa not to become school by opting for a western lifestyle

noun

A group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong.

Usage examples:

Christians had gone astray and corrupted the god's scriptures by dividing into different sects and …

abbreviation

Section.

noun

A religious group with beliefs that make it different from a larger or more established religion it has separated from

Usage examples:

A christian sect

noun

The relationship between sisters.

Usage examples:

Much of sisterhood is about sharing lipsticks

noun

The relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.

Usage examples:

The schools varied in size

verb

Alter or sort in terms of size or according to size.

Usage examples:

Twist drills are sized in millimetres

adjective

Having a specified size; sized.

Usage examples:

Marble-size chunks of hail

noun

A person's nickname.

Usage examples:

She was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet ‘duchesse’

noun

A name given to someone or something that is not their or its real or official name

Usage examples:

These charms have earned the television show's host the sobriquet "the thinking woman's heartthrob".

noun

A particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.

Usage examples:

Different styles of management

verb

Archaic term for stylus (sense 2).

suffix

(forming adjectives and adverbs) in a manner characteristic of.

Usage examples:

Family-style

noun

A label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information.

Usage examples:

He gave his pet a collar with a metal name tag

verb

Attach a label to.

Usage examples:

Mothers suspected that their babies had been wrongly tagged during an alarm at the hospital

verb

Touch (someone being chased) in a game of tag.

Usage examples:

Freeze tag is a game where one person is selected to chase and tag the others.

noun

A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.

Usage examples:

The musical term ‘leitmotiv’

verb

Another term for terminus.

noun

A period of time during which something lasts

Usage examples:

Watson’s term as chairman expired last month., he served a prison term for robbery., this budget pl…

noun

The name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.

Usage examples:

The author and title of the book

verb

Give a name to (a book, composition, or other work).

Usage examples:

A report titled the lost land

noun

An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.

Usage examples:

Large areas of land made up of smaller units

A single undivided whole

noun

The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

Usage examples:

Your support is of great value

verb

Estimate the monetary worth of.

Usage examples:

His estate was valued at £45,000

noun

Importance, worth, or benefit

Usage examples:

They discussed the value of having cameras in the courtroom., the value of the thing (= its worth i…