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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sunday \Sun"day\, noun [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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sunday \Sun"day\, adjective Belonging to the Christian Sabbath.
{Sunday letter}. See {Dominical letter}, under {Dominical}.
{Sunday school}. See under {School}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Sunday
noun: first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: {Lord's Day}, {Dominicus}, {Sun}]
verb: 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
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