Sunday

¹

[ suhn-dey, -dee ]

noun

1. the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian sects.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Sunday.
2. used, done, taking place, or being as indicated only on or as if on Sundays:

   a Sunday matinée.

Sunday

²

[ suhn-dey, -dee ]

noun

1. William Ashley [ash, -lee], Billy Sunday, 1862–1935, U.S. evangelist.
2. a female given name.

Sunday

/ -deɪ; ˈsʌndɪ /

noun

1. the first day of the week and the Christian day of worship

Other Words From

• Sunday·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sunday¹

before 900; Middle English sun(nen)day, Old English sunnandæg, translation of Latin diēs sōlis, itself translation of Greek hēméra hēlíou day of the sun; cognate with German Sonntag

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sunday¹

Old English sunnandæg, translation of Latin diēs sōlis day of the sun, translation of Greek hēmera hēliou; related to Old Norse sunnu dagr, German Sonntag

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. a month of Sundays, an indeterminately great length of time:

   She hadn't taken a vacation in a month of Sundays.

More idioms and phrases containing Sunday

In addition to the idiom beginning with Sunday , also see month of Sundays .

Example Sentences

Congress is nearing a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, and lawmakers made their cases for—and against—it Sunday.

From The Daily Beast

That was accomplished by cops such as the one whose picture was clutched so tightly by his widow on Sunday.

From The Daily Beast

Scott, who died Sunday at 49, could go from evoking a Baptist preacher to quoting Public Enemy.

From The Daily Beast

When ‘Downton Abbey’ returns Sunday night, its fashion fans are in for a familiar treat.

From The Daily Beast

Those who are not working on Sunday will almost certainly attend the funeral for Liu.

From The Daily Beast

A little boy aged two years and four months was deprived of a pencil from Thursday to Sunday for scribbling on the wall-paper.

From Project Gutenberg

And sure enough when Sunday came, and the pencil was restored to him, he promptly showed nurse his picture.

From Project Gutenberg

The fact that the day following the punishment parade was a Sunday brought about a certain relaxation from discipline.

From Project Gutenberg

Hagley Road, on Sunday evenings, is particularly affected by some as their favourite promenade.

From Project Gutenberg

So, when Sunday night come, and he preached in the school-house, he had quite a bunch of punchers corralled there to hear him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• day off
• rest day