different between appellation vs denomination

English

Etymology

From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appell?ti? (“a naming”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æp??le???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Homophone: Appalachian

Noun

appellation (plural appellations)

1. (formal or dated) A name, title, or designation.
   • 1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1

     "I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class. "I've got Peaches all right," and there was a struggle between the two lads, one trying to throw a snowball, and the other trying to prevent him.

   • 1925, Alfred Louis Kroeber, Handbook of the Indians of California (page 225)

     Russian River flows through a country of hill ridges, which in many places are dignifiable with the appellation of mountains.

   • 1990, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (translators), Fyodor Dostoevsky (author), The Brothers Karamazov, North Point Press, ?ISBN, page 742:

     Gentlemen of the jury, what is a father, a real father, what does this great word mean, what terribly great idea is contained in this appellation?

2. A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

Related terms

• appellation contrôlée

Translations

Further reading

• appellation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From the Old French apellatiun, but respelt to conform with the ultimate Latin etymon, appell?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.p?.la.sj??/

Noun

appellation f (plural appellations)

1. call (instance of calling out)
2. name; appellation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “appellation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English denominacion, from Old French denominacion, from Latin d?n?min?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??n?m??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

denomination (countable and uncountable, plural denominations)

1. (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
2. (countable) 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
3. (countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect or religious subgroup.

   Hypernym: sect

   Hyponym: order
4. (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.

Derived terms

• denominational
• denominationalism

Related terms

• denominate

Translations

See also

• name
• appellation
• title
• face value

Further reading

• religious denomination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• denomination (currency) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• denomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• denomination in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.