dominical

[ duh-min-i-kuh l ]

/ dəˈmɪn ɪ kəl /

adjective

of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.

of or relating to the Lord's Day, or Sunday.

Nearby words

domineering, domingo, dominguín, dominic, dominica, dominical, dominical altar, dominical letter, dominicale, dominican, dominican republic

Origin of dominical

1530–40; < Late Latin dominicālis, equivalent to Latin dominic(us) of a lord or the Lord (dominus lord, Lord + -icus -ic) + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

un·do·min·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for dominical

In answer to the question, “Why two dominical letters for leap-year?”
Our Calendar|George Nichols Packer
For example, required the dominical letter of the year 1839?
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
At the end of the cycle the dominical letters return again in the same order, on the same days of the month.
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The dominical letter of that year, which was the tenth of the cycle, was consequently B.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

Now, these solar epacts have several practical advantages over the Dominical letters.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dominical

dominical

/ (dəˈmɪnɪkəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or emanating from Jesus Christ as Lord

of or relating to Sunday as the Lord's Day

Word Origin for dominical

C15: from Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominus lord

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