dominical letter

American  

noun

1. any one of the letters from A to G used in church calendars to mark the Sundays throughout any particular year, serving primarily to aid in determining the date of Easter.

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dominical letter British  

noun

1. Christianity any one of the letters A to G as used to denote Sundays in a given year in order to determine the church calendar

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Etymology

Origin of dominical letter

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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dominical letter

Then 2 - 1 = 1; therefore, A being the first letter, is dominical letter for 1989.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols

Whenever the intercalation is made there must necessarily be a change in the dominical letter.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols

The process of finding the dominical letter is very simple and easily understood, if we observe the following order: 1st.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols

Then 3 - 2 = 1; therefore, A being the first letter, is dominical letter for 450, Old Style, and January commenced on Sunday.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols

Then 1 - 0 = 1; therefore, A being the first letter, is dominical letter for 1865.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols