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Meaning of "Low Sunday" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOW SUNDAY

Probably so named because of its relative unimportance in contrast with Easter Sunday.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW SUNDAY

Low Sunday play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW SUNDAY

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adjective
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determiner
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Low Sunday is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOW SUNDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Octave of Easter

The term Octave of Easter may refer either to the eight-day period from Easter Sunday until the Sunday following Easter, inclusive; or it may refer only to that Sunday after Easter, the Octave Day of Easter. That Sunday is also known historically as St. Thomas Sunday, Quasimodo Sunday and Quasimodogeniti. Since 1970 Low Sunday has been officially known as the Second Sunday of Easter in the Roman Catholic Church. On 30 April 2000, it was also designated as Divine Mercy Sunday by Pope John Paul II.

Definition of Low Sunday in the English dictionary

The definition of Low Sunday in the dictionary is the Sunday after Easter.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW SUNDAY

Low Archipelago
low blow
low camp
Low Church
low comedian
low comedy
Low Countries
low explosive
low frequency
Low German
low heels
Low Latin
Low Mass

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW SUNDAY

Advent Sunday
benday
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Laetare Sunday
Monday
Mothering Sunday
noonday
Palm Sunday
Passion Sunday
Plough Monday
Quadragesima Sunday
Quinquagesima Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
Rogation Sunday
Sunday
Trinity Sunday
Whit Monday
Whit Sunday
Whitsunday

Synonyms and antonyms of Low Sunday in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Low Sunday» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW SUNDAY

Find out the translation of Low Sunday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Low Sunday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Low Sunday» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低星期天
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baja Domingo
570 millions of speakers

English

Low Sunday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम रविवार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

انخفاض الأحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низкий воскресенье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Low domingo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিম্ন রবিবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Quasimodo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ahad Rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weißer Sonntag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低日曜日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저 일요일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang Minggu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thấp Chủ Nhật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी रविवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük Pazar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Domenica in Albis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niski niedziela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низький неділю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Duminica low
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κυριακή του Θωμά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae Sondag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Låg söndag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lav søndag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Low Sunday

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW SUNDAY»

The term «Low Sunday» is normally little used and occupies the 129.348 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW SUNDAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Low Sunday

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW SUNDAY»

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Preaching the Calendar: Celebrating Holidays and Holy Days
Today is Low Sunday. Low, as in 1-o-w; low, as in "down"; low, as in "not high." Low Sunday. This is the accepted religious name in the English-speaking world for this Sunday, at least for the past several hundred years. No one is entirely sure ...
J. Ellsworth Kalas, 2004
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Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: ...
Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions John Brand, Sir Henry Ellis, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps. LOW SUNDAY. [A CURIOUS volume of sermons, printed in 1652, is entitled, ...
John Brand, Sir Henry Ellis, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1873
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Prayers in use at Cuddesdon college
Alleluia. (Bev. ii. 5, 9.) Week-days prom Low-Sunday until Ascension-day. Texts as on Low- Sunday. Short Lessons as on Easter- day. Second Sunday after Easier. Morning. — Text, as on Low- Sunday. Mid-day. — Text, as on Low- Sunday.
Cuddesdon coll, 1858
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Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for ...
LOW SUNDAY. (3'l s. i. 429.) The usual explanations of the term Law, as applied to this Sunday, are very unsatisfactory. The service on this day in the old English Sarum Use was the same as on Easter Sunday; and the rubric expressly says, ...
‎1862
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Observations on popular antiquities: including the whole of ...
LOW SUNDAY. [A curious volume of sermons, printed in 1652, is entitled, 'The Christian Sodality, or Catholic Hive of Bees sucking the honey of the Church's prayers from the blossoms of the Word of God, blown out of the Epistles and Gospels ...
John Brand, sir Henry Ellis, 1849
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Music and Ceremony at Notre Dame of Paris, 500-1550
... Vespers Quadragesima Compline Quadragesima Matins Quadragesima Lauds Passion Sunday Vespers Passion Sunday Matins Passion Sunday Lauds Low Sunday Matins Low Sunday Lauds Low Sunday Vespers Low Sunday Compline ...
Craig Wright, 2008
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Ecclesiastical Records: Selections from the Minutes of the ...
By referring to the date of the ensuing Synod, we find that it met on the 21st April 1612 ; and we learn from Nicolas'» Notifia Historica, that Easter-day fell in that year on the 12th April, Low Sunday on the 19th, and Tuesday the 21st was Law ...
Church of Scotland. Synod of Fife, George Ritchie Kinloch, 1837
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A critical and practical elucidation of the Book of Common ...
This was called Low Sunday, the solemnization of Easter being again observed, though in a lower degree. The Latin Ritualists, and other of their writers, style it Dominica in albis, the Sunday of Albes, or white vestments. The vigil of Easter was ...
John Shepherd, 1817
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Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship Services
... lowest days, and most sporadic days are so you can plan your preaching calendar accordingly. When we first started The Journey, many well-intentioned people told me that Labor Day would be a low Sunday. So, working from assumption ...
Nelson Searcy, Jason Hatley, Jennifer Dykes Henson, 2011
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River's manual: or, Pastoral instructions upon the Creed, ...
To receive the blessed sacrament yearly, between Palm-Sunday and Low- Sunday inclusively. 5. To pay tithes to our pastors. 6. Not to solemnize marriage at times forbidden, as from the first Sunday in Advent till Twelfth-day be past ; nor from ...
William Penketh, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW SUNDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Low Sunday is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jordan Spieth, Irish amateur chasing history at British Open - NY …
Spieth knew he had to go low Sunday with the defenseless Old Course under assault. He did that with a 66 to get to 11-under. And he had to ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Johnson wins 2nd City Golf Championship of Montgomery
Erich Egui, a native of Venezuela and 2014 graduate, received an award for the low Sunday round (68) in the championship flight. “Faulkner's ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Waterloo Open amateurs: Schaake defends his title
Dysart bar owner Niel Doak tied with six other golfers for the Amateur Division's low Sunday round of 69. Doak had made 10 Waterloo Open ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
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Increased chance of thunderstorm this evening
Sunday morning - The low Sunday morning is expected to be around 74 degrees. A slight chance of overnight showers continuing into the ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
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TROPICAL STORM DOLORES WEAKENING IN THE SOCAL …
Storm Forecast: There is fairly strong model consensus that Dolores will steadily weaken overnight and should be just a remnant low Sunday ... «Surfline.com Surf News, Jul 15»
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Dream-Mercury Preview
However, she attempted 12 shots - hitting nine - to tie a season low Sunday. McCoughtry, who is shooting a career-low 40.4 percent, also tied a ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Amy Anderson making strides in second year, but waiting for that …
It put a dagger in a potential low Sunday round. She finished with a 1-over 72 and ended in a tie for 49th, but those three shots cost her a top 25 ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
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Warm weather will continue through Sunday in the midstate
The low Sunday night will be 63. Humidity is expected to move into the area Monday along with a storm system from the Midwest which will end ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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Thunderstorms expected to continue into Sunday
Rainfall is expected to be between one and two inches. The high for Sunday is expected to be 90. The low Sunday night should reach 69. «PennLive.com, Jun 15»
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System in Gulf could become 2nd storm of hurricane season
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft has been scheduled to investigate the low Sunday afternoon, if necessary. If it does become a ... «Bay News 9, Jun 15»

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