Definitions for Sunday school
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1. Sunday school, Sabbath schoolnoun

   school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction

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1. Sunday schoolnoun

   A school, organized by a church, that provides religious education to children on Sundays.

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1. Sunday school

   A Sunday school is an educational institution, usually (but not always) Christian in character. Other religions including Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism have also organised Sunday schools in their temples and mosques, particularly in the West.Sunday school classes usually precede a Sunday church service and are used to provide catechesis to Christians, especially children and teenagers, and sometimes adults as well. Churches of many Christian denominations have classrooms attached to the church used for this purpose. Many Sunday school classes operate on a set curriculum, with some teaching attendees a catechism. Members often receive certificates and awards for participation, as well as attendance. Sunday school classes may provide a light breakfast. On days when Holy Communion is being celebrated, however, some Christian denominations encourage fasting before receiving the Eucharistic elements.

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1. sunday school

   Sunday school can be generally defined as religious education classes or programs that take place on Sundays, typically for children and teenagers. These classes aim to provide instruction and teachings about religious beliefs, values, scriptures, and moral principles associated with various faith traditions. Sunday school often takes place in churches or religious institutions and is led by trained instructors or volunteers. The primary goal of Sunday school is to nurture spiritual growth, knowledge, and understanding in young individuals, fostering a deeper connection with their faith community.

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1. Sunday school

   A Sunday school, also known as a Sabbath School, is an institution designed to teach people, usually children, about Christianity, named such because most Christian churches meet on Sunday. Some Seventh-day Adventist communities hold their Sabbath Schools on Saturdays. Sunday schools were first set up in the 1780s to provide education to working children on their one day off from the factory. It was proposed by Robert Raikes, editor of the Gloucester Journal in an article in his Journal and supported by many clergymen. It aimed to teach the youngsters reading, writing and cyphering and a knowledge of the Bible. It was 90 years, in 1870, before children could attend schools during the week. In 1785 it was reported that 250,000 children were attending Sunday School. There were 5,000 in Manchester alone. By 1895, the 'Society for the Establishment and Promotion of Sunday Schools' had distributed 91,915 spelling books, 24,232 Testaments and 5,360 Bibles. The Sunday School movement was cross-denominational, and through subscription built large buildings that could host public lectures as well as classrooms. In the early days, adults would attend the same classes as the infants, as each were instructed in basic reading. In some towns the Methodists withdrew from the Large Sunday School and built their own. The Anglicans set up their own 'National' schools that would act as Sunday Schools and day schools. These schools were the precursors to a national system of education.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sunday school in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sunday school in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Sunday school in a Sentence

1. Church Elder L. Whitney Clayton:

   For instance, if you walk down the hallway in an LDS chapel, a Mormon church, and look at the Sunday school classes, you're going to see windows in the doorways into those Sunday school classes so people can look inside and walk by.

2. Barack Obama:

   Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Representative Alan Nunnelee, a proud son of Tupelo, Alan never wavered in his determination to serve the men and women who placed their trust in him, even as he bravely battled the illness that ultimately took his life. As a Sunday School teacher and a deacon at his church, Alan believed deeply in the power of faith and the strength of American families.

3. Matthew Shepards:

   It's so important that we now have a home for Matt, a home that others can visit, a home that is safe from haters, a home that he loved dearly from his younger days in Sunday school and as an acolyte in the church back home.

4. H. L. Mencken:

   A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.

5. Leonardo DaVinci:

   People react to fear, not love- they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Wikidata
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