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Definition of First-day in English: First-dayadjective ˈfəːs(t)deɪ 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: compare "seventh-day". Now historical.
noun ˈfəːs(t)deɪ In the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): (a name for) Sunday, as being the first day of the week.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in George Abbot (1562–1633), archbishop of Canterbury. From first + day. Definition of First-day in US English: First-dayadjectiveˈfəːs(t)deɪ 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: compare "seventh-day". Now historical.
nounˈfəːs(t)deɪ In the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): (a name for) Sunday, as being the first day of the week.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in George Abbot (1562–1633), archbishop of Canterbury. From first + day. |