Definitions for sunday
ˈsʌn deɪ, -disun·day

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

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)

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

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.

2. Sundayadverb

   On Sunday

3. 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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sundaynoun

   The day anciently dedicated to the sun; the first day of the week; the Christian sabbath.

   Etymology: sun and day.

   If thou wilt needs thrust thy neck into a yoke, wear the print of it, and sigh away Sundays. William Shakespeare.

   An’ she were not kin to me, she would be as fair on Friday as Helen is on Sunday. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   At prime they enter’d on the Sunday morn;
   Rich tap’stry spread the streets. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sunday

   Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. It is often considered the first day of the week. For most observant adherents of Christianity, Sunday is generally observed as a day of worship and rest, recognising it as the Lord's Day and the day of Christ's resurrection; in the United States, Canada, Japan, the Philippines as well as in most of South America, Sunday is the first day of the week. According to the Hebrew calendar and traditional calendars (including Christian calendars) Sunday is the first day of the week; Quaker Christians call Sunday the "first day" in accordance with their testimony of simplicity. The International Organization for Standardization, which is based in Switzerland, calls Sunday the seventh day of the week.

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1. Sunday

   Sunday is typically the seventh day of the week and is considered a day of rest or leisure in many cultures. It is associated with religious observances, family time, relaxation, or engaging in recreational activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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 ContributionRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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.

2. Sunday

   Sundae vs. Sunday -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Sundae and Sunday.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Sunday

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUNDAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sunday is ranked #9147 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sunday surname appeared 3,567 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Sunday.
   
   81.8% or 2,918 total occurrences were White.
   6.4% or 229 total occurrences were Black.
   4.6% or 164 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.1% or 111 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 97 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce sunday?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

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   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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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. Rich Azzopardi:

   Memorial Day is Monday -- flags will be flown at halfstaff in honor of those frontline workers who paid the ultimate price while fighting this pandemic on Sunday, both are somber days and their memories deserve better than to be politicized by a bunch of craven partisans. They should be ashamed.

2. Ron DeSantis:

   We’re in a situation where we did over 400,000 shots last week Monday through Sunday, this week we probably aren’t going to reach that just simply because we’re not getting enough vaccine. We have places that can do more and we want them to do more if we can get more than 266,000 doses we will be able to do a lot more very quickly.

3. Sergio Perez:

   I want to give all the Mexican fans who come to the track this week something to celebrate on Sunday...I am feeling optimistic that I will be able to deliver a good result for them.

4. Noah Petro:

   I’ve been telling people to go out at night on either Sunday or Monday night to see the supermoon, the difference in distance from one night to the next will be very subtle, so if it’s cloudy on Sunday, go out on Monday. Any time after sunset should be fine. The last time the full moon was this close to Earth was 1948, NASA says. BEHOLD, THE' PILLARS OF DESTRUCTION' The moon only appears full from Earth when our planet is between the sun and the moon. But since the moon’s orbit has an elliptical shape, sometimes it is closer to Earth than other times. Astronomers call the closest-to-the-Earth moment the perigee. What makes November 14 special is that the moon.

5. Alan Abramson:

   I immediately contacted Ms. Ramirez's attorney and gave him this information including my client's name. He advised me that he gave my client's name to The FBI on Sunday, as someone with pertinent information who was willing to speak the The FBI, having not heard from the The FBI, I personally contacted Deborah Ramirez and spoke to two agents. I have not heard from The FBI yet, but I am hopeful that Deborah Ramirez will still contact me.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sunday
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sunday
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sunday
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunday
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sunday
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sunday
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=sunday
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=sunday
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
12. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sunday