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A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name and organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
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One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights: Cash registers have compartments for bills of different denominations. The stamps come in 25¢ and 45¢ denominations.
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A name or designation, especially for a class or group.
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