Dominical

a. [L. Lat. dominicalis, for Lat. dominicus, belonging to a master or lord, from dominus, master or lord, dominica or dominicus dies, the Lord's day; Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. dominical, It. dominicale.]

1Sense 1. Indicating the Lord's day, or Sunday.

2Sense 2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical prayer. Howell.

Some words altered in the dominical Gospels. Fuller.

Dominical letter, the letter which, in almanacs, denotes the Sabbath, or dies Domini, the Lord's day. The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose, the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year, and after twenty-eight years the same letters returning in the same order.

n. [See supra.] 1. The Lord's day; Sunday. [Obs.] Hammond. 2. The Lord's prayer. [Obs.] Jewell.