civil day

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. day.

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civil day British  

noun

1. another name for calendar day See day

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Etymology

Origin of civil day

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

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civil day

This is almost the only view compatible with the Hebrew civil day beginning at evening, but it would at once lengthen the day beyond twenty-four hours, and contradict the terms of the record.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by John William Dawson

But the civil day depends not on the revolution of the earth with regard to the stars, but on its revolution as compared with the position of the sun.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

The Romans called the time between the rising and setting sun, the natural day; and the time in the twenty-four hours, the civil day.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831 by Various

And thus we conclude that all observance of canonical hours will be dispensed with; and that the great work of matrimonial registration will be practicable at any period of the civil day.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various

The The civil day. general rule is that the civil day takes the number of the tithi which is current at its sunrise.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various