First-dayadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfəːs(t)deɪ/, U.S.

/ˈfərs(t)ˌdeɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: first adj., day n.

Etymology: < first adj. + day n.

A. adj.

Designating a Sabbath observed on the first day of the week (Sunday); designating a Christian denomination, or a member of one, that observes the Sabbath on this day. Usually contrasted with observance of the Sabbath on the seventh day: cf. seventh day n. 1. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1641 G. Abbot Vindiciæ Sabbathi 58 Christ onely inherited the last day Sabbath, according to the first covenant, and hath left the first day Sabbath for us to inherite by the second covenant.

1662 W. Thomas Preservative of Piety i. iv. 89 Our first-day-Sabbath is grounded on the fourth Commandement.

1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 28 One who has written both against Seventh-day and First-day-Sabbath, yet confesseth (And he passeth for a potent Ratiocinator) that, the day of Gods Rest was that particular Sabbath which Jehovah gave at Mount Sinai.

1750 J. Birket Jrnl. 2 Oct. in Voy. N. Amer. (1916) 30 One [church] of the 7th day & one of the first day Baptists.

1750 W. Douglass Summary State Brit. Settlements N.-Amer. II. ii. 150 First-day Baptists, their weekly holy Day is the Sunday.

1811 H. Clarke Hist. Sabbatarians 17 For an established Sabbatarian to get along with..a first-day member of the other Baptist order.

1829 Evangelical Mag. (Utica, N.Y.) 7 Mar. 197/3 Congress has no constitutional right to pass a law favoring First-day Christians any more than Seventh-day Christians, or Jews, or Mahometans.

1867 T. M. Preble (title) The first-day Sabbath: clearly proved by showing that the old covenant, or Ten Commandments, have been changed, or made complete, in the Christian Dispensation.

1949 S. Lewis God-seeker lvii. 377 There were women's righters and Non-Episcopal Wesleyans and remnants of First-Day Pre-Millennian Millerites.

2011 S. Bryant Awakening of Freewill Baptists ii. 20 Originally those advocating Seventh-day worship were content to worship with First-day Baptists.

B. n.

In the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): (a name for) Sunday, as being the first day of the week.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > specific days > [noun] > Sunday

rest dayeOE

SundayeOE

seventh dayOE

worthing dayOE

sun's daya1300

day of resta1325

Sabbath-dayc1440

sabbath1509

First-day1649

Sunday sabbath1661

Continental Sunday1856

1649 T. J. Brief Representation Notorious Falshood 2 (margin) It must be dispatched upon the next first day without delay.

1653 G. Fox Saul's Errand to Damascus 24 The next first day after, they prepared their Sermons sutable to what they intended.

a1690 G. Fox Jrnl. (1694) I. 168 Upon the first-day after, I was moved to go to Aldenham steeple-house.

a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1765) 101 One First day in four there was a more general Meeting.

a1775 J. Churchman Acct. Gospel Labours (1779) iv. 106 On the next first day we were at Holme meeting.

1811 R. Sutcliff Trav. N. Amer. (1815) xiii. 257 I attended Merion meeting, it being 1st day.

1845 J. G. Whittier in U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 122/2 One must be here of a pleasant First Day, at the close of what is called the ‘afternoon service’.

1925 C. V. Roberts Early Friends Families Upper Bucks (2004) ii. 16 Saucon Friends were allowed to hold meetings for worship on First-day during the summer months.

1961 C. S. Davies Hist. Macclesfield (1976) vi. 325 Meetings were held on First Days (Sundays) and Work Days.

2003 F. Shaw Sweetest Thing 218 I always liked the walk home on a First Day, the city so quiet, the market swept and empty.

Compounds

General attributive, designating something occurring on First Day.

ΚΠ

1671 W. Penn Truth Rescued v. 46 Their Verdict..delivered First-day Morning.

a1742 T. Story Jrnl. of Life (1747) 490 We returned that Forenoon to Amsterdam, and were at their First Day Meeting.

1842 Amer. Pioneer 1 166 The fifty-first anniversary of the First Day, or Sunday School Society, was held at 146 Chesnut Street.

1846 H. C. Wright First Day Sabbath not of Divine Appointment 25 If it is first day, my feelings..and actions must only be so and so; but if..I find it past the hour of midnight on first day evening, then they may at once assume a different and even opposite character.

1872 J. G. Whittier Pennsylvania Pilgrim & Other Poems 385 Fair First-Day mornings.

1920 Proc. 225th Session N. Y. Yearly Meeting Relig. Soc. Friends 41 Our First-day School..has just held a fair to raise money for the colored schools of the South.

2005 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) Aug. 6 C1 The children meet separately for First Day School, while the adults meditate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	first-day
释义	First-dayadj.n. Brit. /ˈfəːs(t)deɪ/, U.S. /ˈfərs(t)ˌdeɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: first adj., day n. Etymology: < first adj. + day n. A. adj. Designating a Sabbath observed on the first day of the week (Sunday); designating a Christian denomination, or a member of one, that observes the Sabbath on this day. Usually contrasted with observance of the Sabbath on the seventh day: cf. seventh day n. 1. Now historical. ΚΠ 1641 G. Abbot Vindiciæ Sabbathi 58 Christ onely inherited the last day Sabbath, according to the first covenant, and hath left the first day Sabbath for us to inherite by the second covenant. 1662 W. Thomas Preservative of Piety i. iv. 89 Our first-day-Sabbath is grounded on the fourth Commandement. 1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 28 One who has written both against Seventh-day and First-day-Sabbath, yet confesseth (And he passeth for a potent Ratiocinator) that, the day of Gods Rest was that particular Sabbath which Jehovah gave at Mount Sinai. 1750 J. Birket Jrnl. 2 Oct. in Voy. N. Amer. (1916) 30 One [church] of the 7th day & one of the first day Baptists. 1750 W. Douglass Summary State Brit. Settlements N.-Amer. II. ii. 150 First-day Baptists, their weekly holy Day is the Sunday. 1811 H. Clarke Hist. Sabbatarians 17 For an established Sabbatarian to get along with..a first-day member of the other Baptist order. 1829 Evangelical Mag. (Utica, N.Y.) 7 Mar. 197/3 Congress has no constitutional right to pass a law favoring First-day Christians any more than Seventh-day Christians, or Jews, or Mahometans. 1867 T. M. Preble (title) The first-day Sabbath: clearly proved by showing that the old covenant, or Ten Commandments, have been changed, or made complete, in the Christian Dispensation. 1949 S. Lewis God-seeker lvii. 377 There were women's righters and Non-Episcopal Wesleyans and remnants of First-Day Pre-Millennian Millerites. 2011 S. Bryant Awakening of Freewill Baptists ii. 20 Originally those advocating Seventh-day worship were content to worship with First-day Baptists. B. n. In the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): (a name for) Sunday, as being the first day of the week. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > specific days > [noun] > Sunday rest dayeOE SundayeOE seventh dayOE worthing dayOE sun's daya1300 day of resta1325 Sabbath-dayc1440 sabbath1509 First-day1649 Sunday sabbath1661 Continental Sunday1856 1649 T. J. Brief Representation Notorious Falshood 2 (margin) It must be dispatched upon the next first day without delay. 1653 G. Fox Saul's Errand to Damascus 24 The next first day after, they prepared their Sermons sutable to what they intended. a1690 G. Fox Jrnl. (1694) I. 168 Upon the first-day after, I was moved to go to Aldenham steeple-house. a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1765) 101 One First day in four there was a more general Meeting. a1775 J. Churchman Acct. Gospel Labours (1779) iv. 106 On the next first day we were at Holme meeting. 1811 R. Sutcliff Trav. N. Amer. (1815) xiii. 257 I attended Merion meeting, it being 1st day. 1845 J. G. Whittier in U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 122/2 One must be here of a pleasant First Day, at the close of what is called the ‘afternoon service’. 1925 C. V. Roberts Early Friends Families Upper Bucks (2004) ii. 16 Saucon Friends were allowed to hold meetings for worship on First-day during the summer months. 1961 C. S. Davies Hist. Macclesfield (1976) vi. 325 Meetings were held on First Days (Sundays) and Work Days. 2003 F. Shaw Sweetest Thing 218 I always liked the walk home on a First Day, the city so quiet, the market swept and empty. Compounds General attributive, designating something occurring on First Day. ΚΠ 1671 W. Penn Truth Rescued v. 46 Their Verdict..delivered First-day Morning. a1742 T. Story Jrnl. of Life (1747) 490 We returned that Forenoon to Amsterdam, and were at their First Day Meeting. 1842 Amer. Pioneer 1 166 The fifty-first anniversary of the First Day, or Sunday School Society, was held at 146 Chesnut Street. 1846 H. C. Wright First Day Sabbath not of Divine Appointment 25 If it is first day, my feelings..and actions must only be so and so; but if..I find it past the hour of midnight on first day evening, then they may at once assume a different and even opposite character. 1872 J. G. Whittier Pennsylvania Pilgrim & Other Poems 385 Fair First-Day mornings. 1920 Proc. 225th Session N. Y. Yearly Meeting Relig. Soc. Friends 41 Our First-day School..has just held a fair to raise money for the colored schools of the South. 2005 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) Aug. 6 C1 The children meet separately for First Day School, while the adults meditate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1641
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