Sunday-go-to-meetingadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsʌndeɪ ˌɡəʊtə ˈmiːtɪŋ/,

/ˈsʌndɪ ˌɡəʊtə ˈmiːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌdeɪ ˌɡoʊdə ˈmidɪŋ/,

/ˈsəndi ˌɡoʊdə ˈmidɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Sunday n., go-to-meeting adj.

Etymology: < Sunday n. + go-to-meeting adj.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A. adj. (attributive).

Of clothes, a suit, etc.: suitable for attending a Sunday church service: Sunday clothes. Cf. go-to-meeting adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > church-going > [adjective] > suited to Sunday

go-to-meeting1790

Sunday-go-to-meeting1831

Sundayfied1899

1831 J. R. Motte Diary 28 Aug. in A. H. Cole Charleston goes to Harvard (1940) 100 Rose at 7, and having shaved and dressed myself,—in Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes, started for a walk to Boston.

1846 D. Corcoran Pickings 49 The hoosier asked him if he thought him ‘darn'd fool enough to dirty his Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes’?

1894 S. Baring-Gould Queen of Love I. ii. 15 All in your Sunday-go-to-meeting togs.

1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth (1906) 15 Such funny, grand, best smart Sunday-go-to-meeting looking clothes.

1957 ‘D. Rutherford’ Long Echo ii. 71 Fording the river would have been the ruin of those Sunday-go-to-meeting suits.

1989 R. Kenan Visitation of Spirits 148 With them sat Sam Vickers, still in his Sunday-go-to-meeting suit.

B. n.

In plural. Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes, Sunday best. Cf. go-to-meeting n. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > best > to be worn on a Sunday

Sundays1780

Sunday best1794

Sabbath dress1825

Sunday-go-to-meetings1831

church clothes1868

1831 Boston Transcript 12 Dec. 1/1 They tossed on their ‘Sunday-go-to-meetings’, and crossed into Jarsey.

1847 J. Codman Sailor's Life & Sailor's Yarns 25 He..dressed himself in his ‘Sunday-go-to-meetings’..and bade adieu to home.

1937 A. Rutledge Amer. Hunter xxi. 202 Don't hunt on the delta in your Sunday-go-to-meetings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sunday-go-to-meeting
释义	Sunday-go-to-meetingadj.n. Brit. /ˈsʌndeɪ ˌɡəʊtə ˈmiːtɪŋ/, /ˈsʌndɪ ˌɡəʊtə ˈmiːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsənˌdeɪ ˌɡoʊdə ˈmidɪŋ/, /ˈsəndi ˌɡoʊdə ˈmidɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Sunday n., go-to-meeting adj. Etymology: < Sunday n. + go-to-meeting adj. Originally and chiefly U.S. A. adj. (attributive). Of clothes, a suit, etc.: suitable for attending a Sunday church service: Sunday clothes. Cf. go-to-meeting adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > church-going > [adjective] > suited to Sunday go-to-meeting1790 Sunday-go-to-meeting1831 Sundayfied1899 1831 J. R. Motte Diary 28 Aug. in A. H. Cole Charleston goes to Harvard (1940) 100 Rose at 7, and having shaved and dressed myself,—in Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes, started for a walk to Boston. 1846 D. Corcoran Pickings 49 The hoosier asked him if he thought him ‘darn'd fool enough to dirty his Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes’? 1894 S. Baring-Gould Queen of Love I. ii. 15 All in your Sunday-go-to-meeting togs. 1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth (1906) 15 Such funny, grand, best smart Sunday-go-to-meeting looking clothes. 1957 ‘D. Rutherford’ Long Echo ii. 71 Fording the river would have been the ruin of those Sunday-go-to-meeting suits. 1989 R. Kenan Visitation of Spirits 148 With them sat Sam Vickers, still in his Sunday-go-to-meeting suit. B. n. In plural. Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes, Sunday best. Cf. go-to-meeting n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > best > to be worn on a Sunday Sundays1780 Sunday best1794 Sabbath dress1825 Sunday-go-to-meetings1831 church clothes1868 1831 Boston Transcript 12 Dec. 1/1 They tossed on their ‘Sunday-go-to-meetings’, and crossed into Jarsey. 1847 J. Codman Sailor's Life & Sailor's Yarns 25 He..dressed himself in his ‘Sunday-go-to-meetings’..and bade adieu to home. 1937 A. Rutledge Amer. Hunter xxi. 202 Don't hunt on the delta in your Sunday-go-to-meetings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1831
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