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Sun⋅day
[suhn-dey, -dee] 
–noun
| 1. | the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian sects. |
–adjective
—Idiom| 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. |
| 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 diēs sōlis, itself trans. of Gk hēméra hēlíou day of the sun; c. G Sonntag
bef. 900; ME sun(nen)day, OE sunnandæg, trans. of L diēs sōlis, itself trans. of Gk hēméra hēlíou day of the sun; c. G Sonntag
Related forms:
Sun⋅day⋅like, adjective
Sun⋅day
[suhn-dey, -dee] –noun
| 1. | William Ashley [ash-lee] , (“Billy Sunday”), 1862–1935, U.S. evangelist. |
| 2. | a female given name. |
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| Sun·day (sŭn'dē, -dā') n.
[Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.] Sun'days adv. |
| 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
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.Sunday
Sun"day\, a. Belonging to the Christian Sabbath. Sunday letter. See Dominical letter, under Dominical. Sunday school. See under School.
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Language Translation for : sunday
Spanish:
domingo,
German:
der Sonntag,
Japanese:
日曜日
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Sunday
In addition to the idiom beginning with Sunday, also see month of Sundays.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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