Sunday school
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noun
a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
the members of such a school.
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Also called Sabbath school.
Origin of Sunday school
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby Sunday school
Sunday-go-to-meeting, Sunday Morning, Sunday painter, Sunday punch, Sundays, Sunday school, Sunday supplement, sun deck, sunder, Sunderland, sundew
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British Dictionary definitions for Sunday school
Sunday school
noun
- a school for the religious instruction of children on Sundays, usually held in a church hall and formerly also providing secular education
- (as modifier)a Sunday-school outing
the members of such a school
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