Definitions for Sunday
ˈsʌn deɪ, -diSun·day

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sunnoun

   first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

2. Sunday, Billy Sunday, William Ashley Sundaynoun

   United States evangelist (1862-1935)

Wiktionary(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sundaynoun

   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.

   Etymology: sunnenday from sunnandæg, from sunne, + dæg, as a translation of dies solis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 .

2. Sundayadverb

   On Sunday

   Etymology: sunnenday from sunnandæg, from sunne, + dæg, as a translation of dies solis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 .

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sundaynoun

   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

2. Sundayadjective

   belonging to the Christian Sabbath

Freebase(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sunday

   Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. For some Christians, Sunday is observed as a day for worship of God and rest, due to the belief that it is Lord's Day, the day of Christ's resurrection. Sunday is a day of rest in most Western countries, part of 'the weekend'. In all Muslim countries, Sunday is a normal working day and Friday is the day of rest, Muslims also go to jummah prayer. According to the Hebrew calendars and traditional Christian calendars, Sunday is the first day of the week. According to the International Organization for Standardization ISO 8601 Sunday is the seventh and last day of the week. No century in the Gregorian calendar starts on a Sunday, whether its first year is '00 or '01. The Jewish New Year never falls on a Sunday..

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sunday

   A day of the week.

   On a Sunday we like to do things as a family, sometimes we go to the park, have friends around to eat dinner with, play outdoors or play games indoors if we feel like it,

   Submitted by MaryC on January 23, 2016  

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1. sunday

   Song lyrics by sunday -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sunday on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and Origins(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sunday

   The first day of the week, dedicated in the Scandinavian mythology to sun-worship.

Matched Categories

1. • Evangelist
   • Rest Day

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Sunday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1244

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Sunday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #598

How to pronounce Sunday?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Sunday in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sunday in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sunday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Sunday in a Sentence

1. Cedric Alexander:

   Video footage captured from police body cameras shows Atlanta police officers talking with Rayshard Brooks moments before Rayshard Brooks was shot in a Wendys parking lot. Officer Devin Bronsan arrived inthe area after a 911 complaintof someone sleeping in a car. Rayshard Brooks said Rayshard Brooks drank a small amount of alcohol and was administered afield sobriety test. Hisblood-alcohol levelregistered at.108, above the.08 legal limit. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving, said Officer Garrett Rolfe, who responded to the scene after Officer Devin Bronsan, beforehe tried to arrest Rayshard Brooks. A struggle ensuedand the officers bodycams wereknocked to the ground. They could be heard yelling, Youre going to get Tased ! Stop fighting ! ATLANTA ERUPTS AFTER Rayshard Brooks DEATH PROMPTS POLICE CHIEF TO STEP DOWN This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Garrett Rolfe has been fired following the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks and a second officer has been placed on administrative duty. ( Atlanta Police Department via AP) At one point Rayshard Brooks appears to grab Bronsans Taser. Hands off Bronsans Taser ! an officer said. Rayshard Brooks fled from the officers and turnedaround with the stun gun before Rayshard Brooks was shot. It does appear in the video that Rayshard Brooks is fleeing from the Atlanta police officers, that as hes fleeing Rayshard Brooks turns back over Rayshard Brooks shoulder with what appears to the naked eye to be Rayshard Brooks Taser that the eyewitnesses told us they saw the individual have that belonged to one of the officers, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Saturday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. An autopsy found that Rayshard Brooks suffered to two gunshot wounds to Rayshard Brooks back. The Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled Rayshard Brooks deatha homicide. Garrett Rolfe has not been charged in Rayshard Brooks death but was fired from the force Sunday. Cedric Alexander, the former public safety director of Dekalb County, Ga., who now works as a police consultant, told the Associated Press that the shooting will lead to questions over how officers could have defused the situation. Heres a man who took Dekalb County upon Cedric Alexander to pull off the road to take a nap.

2. Tiger Woods:

   It is tough, there's no doubt, i'm not going to lie about that. It is tough. And on top of that, this time of year is really, really hard on me. This three-day window is really hard. I haven't slept these three days, May 3 and through... today, (it) is just brutal on me. And then with obviously what happened on Sunday, it just adds to it.

3. Jerry Falwell:

   You know, I think he made the right decision. He explained that when he went into the voting booth, he wasn't trying to elect a Sunday school teacher, or pastor, or even somebody who shared his theological beliefs.

4. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Christ has global funeral, every Sunday and since twenty centuries. (Jésus a des funérailles mondiales, - Tous les dimanches, et depuis vingt siècles.)

5. Henrik Stenson:

   I was in the gym on Sunday evening and if you want to get motivated that is definitely the place to be, i didn't try and go for some dead lifts on 80 or 90kg when there is some guy holding 180kg straight up on both arms.

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