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English

Etymology

sunnenday from sunnandæg, day of the sun, from sunne, sun, + dæg, day, as a translation of dies solis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor w:Constantine|Constantine on March 7, AD 321

Pronunciation

  • , IPA: /ˈsʌndeɪ/, or , IPA: /ˈsʌndi/,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-Sunday.ogg
  • : ,


Homophones


Proper noun

  1. The seventh day of the week in Europe and in systems using the w:ISO 8601|ISO 8601 standard, or the first day of the week in the USA, the Sabbath for most Christians; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

  1. on Sunday


Translations

  • Irish: {{t+|ga|Dé Domhnaigh|xs=Irish}}


See also


Category:Days of the week

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sunday \Sun"day\, n. [AS. sunnandaeg; sunne, gen. sunnan, the
sun + daeg 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.
[1913 Webster]

Advent Sunday, Low Sunday, Passion Sunday, etc. See
under Advent, Low, etc.
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Syn: See Sabbath.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sunday \Sun"day\, a.
Belonging to the Christian Sabbath.
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Sunday letter. See Dominical letter, under Dominical.


Sunday school. See under School.
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WordNet Sunday
n : first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship
by most Christians [syn: Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun]
v : spend Sunday; "We sundayed in the country"
Moby Dictionary
Christmas , First day , Sabbath , church calendar , day of rest ,
dies non , ecclesiastical calendar , fast , feast , go on furlough ,
go on leave , holiday , holy day , holytide , make holiday ,
take a holiday , take leave , vacation , weekend


SUNDAY. The first day of the week. 2. In some of the New England states it begins at sun setting on Saturday, and ends at the same time the next day. But in other parts of the United States, it generally commences at twelve o'clock on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and ends in twenty-four hours thereafter. 6, Gill. & John. 268; and vide Bac. Ab. Heresy, &c. D; Id. Sheriff, N 4; 1 Salk. 78; 1 Sell. Pr. 12; Hamm. N. P. 140. The Sabbath, the Lord's Day, and Sunday, all mean the same thing. 6 Gill. & John. 268; see 6 Watts, 231; 3 Watts, 56, 59. 2. In some states, owing to statutory provisions, contracts made on Sunday are void; 6 Watts, R. 231; Leigh, N. P. 14; 1 P. A. Browne, 171; 5 B. & C. 406; 4 Bing. 84; but in general they are binding, although made on that day, if good in other respects. 1 Crompt. & Jervis, 130; 3 Law Intell. 210; Chit. on Bills, 59; Wright's R. 764;,10 Mass. 312 1 Cowen, R. 76, n.; Cowp. 640; 1 Bl. Rep. 499; 1 Str. 702; see 8 Cowen, R. 27; 6 Penn. St. R. 417, 420. 4. Sundays are computed in the time allowed for the performance of an act, but if the last day happen to be a Sunday, it is to be excluded, and the act must in general be performed on Saturday; 3 Penna. R. 201; 3 Chit. Pr. 110; promissory notes and bills of exchange, when they fall due on Sunday, are generally paid on Saturday. See, as to the origin of keeping Sunday as a holiday, Neale's F. & F. Index, Lord's day; Story on Pr. Notes, Sec. 220; Story on Bills, Sec. 233; 2 Hill's N. Y. Rep. 587; 2 Applet. R. 264.
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