[nikāi] (n) EN: sect ; religious denominationFR: secte [ f ] ; ordre sectaire [ m ] ; confession (religieuse) [ f ] ; église [ f ] ; société religieuse [ f ]
n. [ L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated; as, to win the nomination. [ 1913 Webster ]
The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The denomination, or name. [ Obs. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]