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English Dictionary: Sunday by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sunday
n
  1. first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
    Synonym(s): Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun
  2. United States evangelist (1862-1935)
    Synonym(s): Sunday, Billy Sunday, William Ashley Sunday
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sunday \Sun"day\, n. [AS. sunnand[91]g; sunne, gen. sunnan, the
      sun + d[91]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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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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