adj. Ecclesiastical 1. Of or associated with Jesus as the Lord. 2. Relating to Sunday as the Lord's day. [Late Latin dominicālis, from Latin dominicus, of a lord, from dominus, lord; see dem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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