Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [363]
3 : a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing : NAME; especially : a general name for a category
4 : a religious organization uniting local congregations in a single body
— de·nom·i·na·tion·al adjective
de·nom·i·na·tor noun : the part of a fraction that is below the line indicating division
de·no·ta·tion noun 1 : an act or process of denoting
2 : the thing one conveys or intends to convey esp. by language; especially : a direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea
3 : a denoting term : NAME
Synonyms
[2] drift, import, intent, meaning, purport, sense, significance, signification—more at MEANING
[3] appellation, cognomen, designation, handle, name, title—more at NAME
de·no·ta·tive adjective 1 : denoting or tending to denote
2 : relating to denotation
Synonyms
indicative, significant, telltale—more at INDICATIVE
de·note verb 1 : to mark out plainly : INDICATE
2 : to make known
3 : to serve as a linguistic expression of the notion of : MEAN
Synonyms
express, import, mean, signify, spell—more at MEAN
de·noue·ment noun [ORIGIN: F dénouement, lit., untying]
: the final outcome of the dramatic complications in a literary work
de·nounce verb de·nounced; de·nounc·ing 1 : to pronounce esp. publicly to be blameworthy or evil
2 : to inform against : ACCUSE
3 : to announce formally the termination of (as a treaty)
— de·nounce·ment noun
Synonyms
censure, condemn, damn, decry, reprehend, reprobate—more at CONDEMN
blame, criticize, fault, knock, pan—more at CRITICIZE
de no·vo adverb or adjective [ORIGIN: L]
: over again : ANEW