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Denomination

The act of naming or designating.

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Narrower term 7

Byname 76% connected

To give a nickname to.

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Cognomen 76% connected

The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.

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Communion 76% connected

The act of sharing; community; participation.

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Nickname 76% connected

A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.

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Sobriquet 76% connected

An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.

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Soubriquet 76% connected

See Sobriquet.

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Title 76% connected

An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.

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Broader term 4

Category 76% connected

One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or…

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Class 76% connected

A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower clas…

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Family 76% connected

The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as…

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Name 76% connected

The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.

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Derivationally related 4

Appellative 74% connected

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Appellative 74% connected

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Designate 74% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Designate 74% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Member part 5

Believer 70% connected

One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.

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Congregation 70% connected

The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass.

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Faithful 70% connected

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.

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Fold 70% connected

To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

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Worshiper 70% connected

One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being or thing; one who adores.

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Synonym 3

Appellation 92% connected

The act of appealing; appeal.

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Appellative 92% connected

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Designation 92% connected

The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

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