dominical

[duh-min-i-kuh l]

adjective

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

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 formsun·do·min·i·cal, adjective

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Historical Examples of dominical

The stream has its dominical repose; not a barge up stream, downstream.
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This, as has already been explained, is the dominical or solar cycle.
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The letter that represents Sunday is called the dominical or Sunday letter.
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In answer to the question, “Why two dominical letters for leap-year?”
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For example, required the dominical letter of the year 1839?
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British Dictionary definitions for dominical

dominical

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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