dominical

[ duh-min-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.
2. of or relating to the Lord's Day, or Sunday.

dominical

/ dəˈmɪnɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or emanating from Jesus Christ as Lord
2. of or relating to Sunday as the Lord's Day

Other Words From

• undo·mini·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dominical¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominic(us) “of a lord, of the Lord” (from domin(us) “lord, master” + -icus -ic ) + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of dominical¹

C15: from Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominus lord

Example Sentences

This, as has already been explained, is the dominical or solar cycle.

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The letter that represents Sunday is called the dominical or Sunday letter.

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In answer to the question, “Why two dominical letters for leap-year?”

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Now, these solar epacts have several practical advantages over the Dominical letters.

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He also mentions the lunar cycle, and uses the dominical letter with the kalends of several years.

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