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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians;
[syn: Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun]

2. United States evangelist (1862-1935);
[syn: Sunday, Billy Sunday, William Ashley Sunday]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sunday \Sun"day\, n. [AS. sunnandaeg; sunne, gen. sunnan, the sun + daeg day; akin to D. zondag, G. sonntag; -- so called because this day was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to its worship. See Sun, and Day.] The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day. [1913 Webster] Advent Sunday, Low Sunday, Passion Sunday, etc. See under Advent, Low, etc. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Sabbath. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sunday \Sun"day\, a. Belonging to the Christian Sabbath. [1913 Webster] Sunday letter. See Dominical letter, under Dominical. Sunday school. See under School. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Sunday n 1: first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun] 2: United States evangelist (1862-1935) [syn: Sunday, Billy Sunday, William Ashley Sunday]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Sunday": Christmas, First day, Sabbath, church calendar, day of rest, dies non, ecclesiastical calendar, fast, feast, go on furlough, go on leave, holiday, holy day, holytide, make holiday, take a holiday, take leave, vacation, weekend
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

SUNDAY. The first day of the week. 2. In some of the New England states it begins at sun setting on Saturday, and ends at the same time the next day. But in other parts of the United States, it generally commences at twelve o'clock on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and ends in twenty-four hours thereafter. 6, Gill. & John. 268; and vide Bac. Ab. Heresy, &c. D; Id. Sheriff, N 4; 1 Salk. 78; 1 Sell. Pr. 12; Hamm. N. P. 140. The Sabbath, the Lord's Day, and Sunday, all mean the same thing. 6 Gill. & John. 268; see 6 Watts, 231; 3 Watts, 56, 59. 2. In some states, owing to statutory provisions, contracts made on Sunday are void; 6 Watts, R. 231; Leigh, N. P. 14; 1 P. A. Browne, 171; 5 B. & C. 406; 4 Bing. 84; but in general they are binding, although made on that day, if good in other respects. 1 Crompt. & Jervis, 130; 3 Law Intell. 210; Chit. on Bills, 59; Wright's R. 764;,10 Mass. 312 1 Cowen, R. 76, n.; Cowp. 640; 1 Bl. Rep. 499; 1 Str. 702; see 8 Cowen, R. 27; 6 Penn. St. R. 417, 420. 4. Sundays are computed in the time allowed for the performance of an act, but if the last day happen to be a Sunday, it is to be excluded, and the act must in general be performed on Saturday; 3 Penna. R. 201; 3 Chit. Pr. 110; promissory notes and bills of exchange, when they fall due on Sunday, are generally paid on Saturday. See, as to the origin of keeping Sunday as a holiday, Neale's F. & F. Index, Lord's day; Story on Pr. Notes, Sec. 220; Story on Bills, Sec. 233; 2 Hill's N. Y. Rep. 587; 2 Applet. R. 264.