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denomination vs category

category vs denomination

denomination and category both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
denomination Yes No No No
category Yes No No No
As nouns, category is a hypernym of denomination; that is, category is a word with a broader meaning than denomination:
  • denomination: a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
  • category: a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Other hypernyms of denomination include class, family.
denomination (noun) category (noun)
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith a collection of things sharing a common attribute
a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
Difference between denomination and category

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