From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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{Advent Sunday}, {Low Sunday}, {Passion Sunday}, etc. See
under {Advent}, {Low}, etc.
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Syn: See {Sabbath}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Advent \Ad`vent\, n. [L. adventus, fr. advenire, adventum: cf.
F. avent. See {Advene}.]
1. (Eccl.) The period including the four Sundays before
Christmas.
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{Advent Sunday} (Eccl.), the first Sunday in the season of
Advent, being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of
St. Andrew (Now. 30). --Shipley.
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2. The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
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3. Coming; any important arrival; approach.
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Death's dreadful advent. --Young.
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Expecting still his advent home. --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Advent Sunday
n 1: the first of the four Sundays during Advent
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