dominical

adjective

do·min·i·cal də-ˈmi-ni-kəl

: of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord

: of or relating to the Lord's day

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Catch up quick: Originally depicted as a skeleton dressed in elegant attire by José Guadalupe Posada in 1912, La Catrina was later popularized by Diego Rivera in his mural Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central. —

Melissa Santos, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 So goes one of Flannery O’Connor’s most enduring quotes, a salty twist on a dominical passage from the Book of John. —

Sarah Edwards, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin dominicalis, from dominicus (dies) the Lord's day, from Latin dominicus of a lord, from dominus lord, master

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dominical was in the 15th century

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