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Sun·day

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–noun

1.	the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian sects.

–adjective

2.	of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Sunday.

3.	used, done, taking place, or being as indicated only on or as if on Sundays: a Sunday matinée.

—Idiom

4.	a month of Sundays, an indeterminately great length of time: She hadn't taken a vacation in a month of Sundays.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME sun(nen)day, OE sunnandæg, trans. of L diés sōlis, itself trans. of Gk héméra hélíou day of the sun; c. G Sonntag

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—Related forms

Sun·day·like, adjective

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Sun·day

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–noun

1.	William Ashley Audio Help [ash-lee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, (“Billy Sunday”), 1862–1935, U.S. evangelist.

2.	a female given name.

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Sun·day Audio Help (sŭn'dē, -dā') Pronunciation Key
n.

Abbr. Sun. or S The first day of the week.
The Sabbath for many Christians.

[Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]

Sun'days adv.

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Sunday, William Ashley Known as "Billy." 1862-1935.
American evangelist. Originally a professional baseball player (1883-1891), he began preaching in 1896 and became a Presbyterian minister in 1903.

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Sunday

O.E. Sunnandæg, lit. "day of the sun," from sunnan, oblique case of sunne "sun" + dæg "day," from a W.Gmc. loan-translation of L. dies solis "day of the sun," which is itself a loan-translation of Gk. hemera heliou. Cf. O.N. sunnundagr, Ger. Sonntag "Sunday." Like other weekday names, not regularly capitalized until 17c. Sunday school dates from 1783 (originally for secular instruction); Sunday clothes is from 1642. Sunday driver is from 1925.

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sunday
noun
1.	first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
2.	United States evangelist (1862-1935)

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Sunday [ˈsandi] noun

the first day of the week, the day following Saturday, kept for rest and worship among Christians

Arabic:	يوم الأحَد
Chinese (Simplified):	星期日
Chinese (Traditional):	星期日
Czech:	neděle
Danish:	søndag
Dutch:	zondag
Estonian:	pühapäev
Finnish:	sunnuntai
French:	dimanche
German:	der Sonntag
Greek:	Κυριακή
Hungarian:	vasárnap
Icelandic:	sunnudagur
Indonesian:	Minggu
Italian:	domenica

Japanese:	日曜日
Korean:	일요일
Latvian:	svētdiena
Lithuanian:	sekmadienis
Norwegian:	søndag
Polish:	niedziela
Portuguese (Brazil):	domingo
Portuguese (Portugal):	domingo
Romanian:	duminică
Russian:	воскресенье
Slovak:	nedeľa
Slovenian:	nedelja
Spanish:	domingo
Swedish:	söndag
Turkish:	Pazar (günü)

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Sunday

Sab"bath\, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa`bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. Sabbat.]

1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a transference of the day observed from the last to the first day of the week, which is called also Lord's Day.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. --Ex. xx. 8.

2. The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival. --Lev. xxv. 4.

3. Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like.

Peaceful sleep out the sabbath of the tomb. --Pope.

Sabbath breaker, one who violates the law of the Sabbath.

Sabbath breaking, the violation of the law of the Sabbath.

Sabbath-day's journey, a distance of about a mile, which, under Rabbinical law, the Jews were allowed to travel on the Sabbath.

Syn: Sabbath, Sunday.

Usage: Sabbath is not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sabbath denotes the institution; Sunday is the name of the first day of the week. The Sabbath of the Jews is on Saturday, and the Sabbath of most Christians on Sunday. In New England, the first day of the week has been called "the Sabbath," to mark it as holy time; Sunday is the word more commonly used, at present, in all parts of the United States, as it is in England. "So if we will be the children of our heavenly Father, we must be careful to keep the Christian Sabbath day, which is the Sunday." --Homilies.

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Sunday

Sun"day\, n. [AS. sunnand[ae]g; sunne, gen. sunnan, the sun + d[ae]g day; akin to D. zondag, G. sonntag; -- so called because this day was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to its worship. See Sun, and Day.] 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.

Advent Sunday, Low Sunday, Passion Sunday, etc. See under Advent, Low, etc.

Syn: See Sabbath.

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