söndag — meaning in English

English meaning

• Sabbath noun A weekly day set aside for rest and religious observance — Saturday in Judaism, Sunday in most Christian traditions, and Friday in Islam.
• Sunday noun The day of the week that follows Saturday, traditionally a day of rest or worship in Christian countries.

Senses

söndag is used for these senses in English:

• Sabbath Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
• Sunday The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

Sabbath — full definition

1. noun A weekly day set aside for rest and religious observance — Saturday in Judaism, Sunday in most Christian traditions, and Friday in Islam.
2. noun In folklore, a supposed midnight gathering of witches.

Sunday — full definition

1. noun The day of the week that follows Saturday, traditionally a day of rest or worship in Christian countries.
2. adj Describes an amateur or occasional doer of something, without much skill.

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