SUNDAY


Meaning of SUNDAY in English

I. ˈsən-(ˌ)dā, -dē noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg (akin to Old High German sunnūntag ), from sunne sun + dæg day

Date: before 12th century

: the first day of the week : the Christian analogue of the Jewish Sabbath

• Sun·days -(ˌ)dāz, -dēz adverb

II. adjective

Date: 14th century

1. : of, relating to, or associated with Sunday

2.

[from the practice of wearing one's best clothes on Sunday to attend church]

: best

Sunday suit

3. : amateur

Sunday painters

III. ˈsən-dē biographical name

William Ashley 1862-1935 Billy Sunday American evangelist

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.