Phrase guide

Sunday school

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A school, organized by a church, that provides religious education to children on Sundays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sabbath school

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: school

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 主日學 /主日学 (zyu2 jat6 hok6) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Chinese: 主日學 /主日学 (chú-ji̍t-o̍h) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Chinese: 主日學校 /主日学校 (Chú-ji̍t ha̍k-hāu) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主日學 /主日学 (zhǔrìxué) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Dutch: zondagsschool — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Estonian: pühapäevakool — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Finnish: pyhäkoulu — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • French: école du dimanche — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • French: écodim — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • German: Sonntagsschule — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Greek: κατηχητικό (katichitikó) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Gujarati: સાબાથ શાળા (sābāth śāḷā) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Hungarian: vasárnapi iskola — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Indonesian: sekolah Minggu — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Irish: scoil Domhnaigh — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Japanese: 日曜学校 (nichiyō gakkō) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Japanese: 教会学校 (kyōkai gakkō) — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Norman: êcole du Dînmanche — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Swahili: shule ya Jumapili — religious school providing education on Sundays
  • Swedish: söndagsskola — religious school providing education on Sundays