Sunday

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     {Advent Sunday}, {Low Sunday}, {Passion Sunday}, etc. See
        under {Advent}, {Low}, etc.
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     Syn: See {Sabbath}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Sunday":
     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
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  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.