Dominical Definition

də-mĭnĭ-kəl
adjective
Having to do with or originating with Jesus as the Lord.
Webster's New World
Having to do with the Lord's Day (Sunday)
Webster's New World
noun

(obsolete) Sunday.

Wiktionary
(obsolete) The Lord's Prayer.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dominical

Noun

Singular:
dominical
Plural:
dominicals

Origin of Dominical

  • From Late Latin dominicālis (“of or pertaining to Sunday”), from Ecclesiastical Latin dominicus diēs (“day of the Lord”) + -ālis; from Latin dominicus (“of or pertaining to a lord or master”), from dominus (“lord" or "master”) + -icus, from domus (“house”), + -inus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin dominicālis from Latin dominicus of a lord from dominus lord dem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dominical Sentence Examples

  • The contrast lay between the Dominical Supper or food and drink shared unselfishly by all with all, and the private supper, the feast of Dives, shamelessly gorged under the eyes of timid and shrinking Lazarus.

  • Even benefit societies were feared and forbidden by the Roman autocrats, and the " dominical suppers " of the Christians were not likely to be spared.

  • He speaks of the dominical host (hostia), and takes the verb to do in Paul's letter in the sense of to sacrifice.

  • The Letter Which Denotes Sunday Is Called The Dominical Letter, Or The Sunday Letter; And When The Dominical Letter Of The Year Is Known, The Letters Which Respectively Correspond To The Other Days Of The Week Become Known At The Same Time.

  • In The Julian Calendar The Dominical Letters Are Readily Found By Means Of A Short Cycle, In Which They Recur In The Same Order Without Interruption.

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Words Starting With

DDODOM

Words Ending With

LALCAL

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Words Starting With D and Ending With L

Starts With D & Ends With LStarts With DO & Ends With LStarts With D & Ends With AL

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With D9 Letter Words Ending With L