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lord's day

lord day
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lawrd dey]
    • /lɔrd deɪ/
    • /ˌlɔːdzˈpreər deɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawrd dey]
    • /lɔrd deɪ/

Definitions of lord's day words

  • noun lord's day the, Sunday. 1
  • noun lord's day Christianity: Sunday 1
  • noun lord's day Sunday 0
  • noun lord's day Sunday, particularly as the Christian sabbath. 0

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Origin of lord's day

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225

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Parts of speech for Lord's day

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lord's day popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for lord's day

noun lord's day

  • day off — A day off is a day when you do not go to work, even though it is usually a working day.
  • sabbath — the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the day of rest and religious observance among Jews and some Christians. Ex. 20:8–11.
  • saturday — the seventh day of the week, following Friday.
  • sundayWilliam Ashley [ash-lee] /ˈæʃ li/ (Show IPA), ("Billy Sunday") 1862–1935, U.S. evangelist.

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