Definition of sunday Sunday

/sʌˈndejˌ/ - [sundey] - Sun•day

We found 11 definitions of sunday from 8 different sources.

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What does sunday mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

sunday - first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
  Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun
  day of rest, rest day a day set aside for rest
sunday - United States evangelist (1862-1935)
  Billy Sunday, William Ashley Sunday
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sunday (Noun)
    The seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard, or the first day of the week in many religious traditions. The Sabbath for most Christians; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
  • sunday (Adverb)
    On Sunday.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sunday (n.)
    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.
  • sunday (a.)
    Belonging to the Christian Sabbath.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sunday
    The seventh day of the week in Europe and in systems using the ISO 8601 standard, or the first day of the week in the United States of America, the Sabbath for most Christians.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sunday
    sun′dā, n. the first day of the week, so called because anciently dedicated to the sun or its worship.—ns. Sun′day-best, one's best clothes; Sun′day-saint, one whose religion is confined to Sundays; Sun′day-school, a school for religious instruction for children, held on Sunday. [A.S. sunnan dæg; Ger. sonntag.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • sunday
    Ought to be a day of rest at sea as well as on shore, when religious services might generally be performed. Though called the negro's holiday, it often brings but little cessation from work in some merchantmen; they sail on a Sunday, not because of exigency, but because it is otherwise a leisure day, and thereby gained to the owners.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Sunday is one of the seven days of the week. It is part of the weekend, along with Saturday. Sunday is the day of worship for most Christians (for example, Easter is celebrated on Sunday). Sunday is the beginning of the week in the United States, but is the end of the week in the United Kingdom.

Part of speech

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  • sunday, verb, present, 1st person singular of sunday (infinitive).
  • sunday, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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