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dominical

American  
[duh-min-i-kuhl] / dəˈmɪn ɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.

  2. of or relating to the Lord's Day, or Sunday.

dominical British  
/ dəˈmɪnɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or emanating from Jesus Christ as Lord

  2. of or relating to Sunday as the Lord's Day

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Other Word Forms

  • undominical adjective

Etymology

Origin of dominical

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

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