sunday : Idioms & Phrases

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advent sunday

  • noun the first of the four Sundays during Advent
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Advent Sunday, Low Sunday, Passion Sunday

  • etc. See under Advent, Low, etc.
Webster 1913

billy sunday

  • noun United States evangelist (1862-1935)
    Sunday; Billy Sunday.
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easter sunday

  • noun the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
    Easter Day.
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laetere sunday

Læ*te"re Sun"day (Also<
  • Laetere Sunday
  • Lætere Sunday
)
Definitions
  1. . The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word Lætare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service.
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low sunday

  • noun the Sunday following Easter
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month of sundays

  • noun a time perceived as long
    • I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays
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palm sunday

  • noun Sunday before Easter
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Palm" Sun`day
Definitions
  1. (Eccl.) The Sunday next before Easter; -- so called in commemoration of our Savior's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when the multitude strewed palm branches in the way.
Webster 1913

passion sunday

  • noun second Sunday before Easter
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quadrigesima sunday

  • noun the first Sunday in Lent
    Quadragesima.
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quinquagesima sunday

  • noun the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
    Quinquagesima.
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remembrance sunday

  • noun the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated
    Poppy Day; Remembrance Day.
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septuagesima sunday

  • noun the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
    Septuagesima.
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sunday best

  • noun the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday
    Sunday best.
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sunday clothes

  • noun the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday
    Sunday best.
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Sunday letter

  • . See Dominical letter, under Dominical.
Webster 1913

sunday punch

  • noun a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
    KO punch; haymaker; knockout punch.
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Sunday school

  • noun school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
    Sabbath school.
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  • . See under School.
Webster 1913

sunday-go-to-meeting

  • adjective satellite used of clothing
    go-to-meeting.
    • my good clothes
    • her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
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trinity sunday

  • noun eighth Sunday after Easter
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william ashley sunday

  • noun United States evangelist (1862-1935)
    Sunday; Billy Sunday.
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