dominical

[ duh-min-i-kuhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.

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

Origin of dominical

1
First recorded in1530–40; from Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominic(us) “of a lord, of the Lord” (from domin(us) “lord, master” + -icus -ic) + -ālis -al1

Other words from dominical

  • un·do·min·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dominical

dominical

/ (dəˈmɪnɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or emanating from Jesus Christ as Lord

  2. of or relating to Sunday as the Lord's Day

Origin of dominical

1
C15: from Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominus lord

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