Phrase guide
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noun
Sunday, the first day of the week, particularly as the Christian Sabbath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of Lord's Day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Sunday, Dominicus, Sun
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Broader terms: rest day, day of rest
History
A calque of Ecclesiastical Latin diēs Dominicus, either directly or as a later development of Old Norse dróttinsdagr (“Lord's day”)
Across languages
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