dominical

American  

[duh-min-i-kuhl] / dəˈmɪn ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.

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

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dominical British  

/ dəˈmɪnɪkəl /

adjective

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• undominical adjective

Etymology

Origin of dominical

First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominic(us) “of a lord, of the Lord” (from domin(us) “lord, master” + -icus -ic ) + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

So goes one of Flannery O’Connor’s most enduring quotes, a salty twist on a dominical passage from the Book of John.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 9, 2017

It begins the ecclesiastical year, yet is a variable holiday fixed for each year by a complicated equation of epacts, dominical letters and Golden Numbers.

From Time Magazine Archive

This, as has already been explained, is the dominical or solar cycle.

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 10 - 5 = 5; therefore E being the fifth letter is the dominical letter for 1365.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols