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do⋅min⋅i⋅cal

[duh-min-i-kuhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Jesus Christ as Lord.
2. of or pertaining to the Lord's Day, or Sunday.

Origin:
1530–40; < LL dominicālis, equiv. to L dominic(us) of a lord or the Lord (dominus lord, Lord + -icus -ic ) + -ālis -al 1
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do·min·i·cal   (də-mĭn'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.   Ecclesiastical
  1. Of or associated with Jesus as the Lord.

  2. Relating to Sunday as the Lord's day.


[Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominicus, of a lord, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]
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