Definition of sunday

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Sunday (n.) The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day..

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Whitsunday :: Whitsunday (n.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments..
Sundered :: Sunday (a.) Belonging to the Christian Sabbath.
Whitmonday :: Whitmonday (n.) The day following Whitsunday; -- called also Whitsun Monday.
Quasimodo :: Quasimodo (n.) The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.
On :: On (prep.) At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain from labor. See At (synonym)..
Sunday :: Sunday (n.) The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day..
Meeting :: Meeting (n.) An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters..
Quadragesimals :: Quadragesimals (n. pl.) Offerings formerly made to the mother church of a diocese on Mid-Lent Sunday.
Whitsuntide :: Whitsuntide (n.) The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost..
Laetere Sunday :: Laetere Sunday () The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word Laetare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service..
Dies Non :: Dies non () A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday..
Advent :: Advent (n.) The period including the four Sundays before Christmas.
Easter :: Easter (n.) An annual church festival commemorating Christ's resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pasha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha, pasque, paque, or pask..
Auto-da-fe :: Auto-da-fe (n.) An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies..
Monday :: Monday (n.) The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.
Jubilate :: "Jubilate (n.) The third Sunday after Easter; -- so called because the introit is the 66th Psalm, which, in the Latin version, begins with the words, ""Jubilate Deo."".
Dominical :: Dominical (a.) Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday..
Dominical :: Dominical (n.) The Lord's day or Sunday; also, the Lord's prayer..
Workyday :: Workyday (n.) A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or a holiday. Also used adjectively..
Palm Sunday :: Palm Sunday () The Sunday next before Easter; -- so called in commemoration of our Savior's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when the multitude strewed palm branches in the way..
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