Day definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DAY, n. 1. That part of the time of the earth ... the rising and setting of the sun; called the artificial day. And God called the light day. Gen. I. In this sense, the day may commence at any period of the revolution. The Babylonians began the day at sun-rising; the Jews, at sun-setting; the ...
Sabbath definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SABBATH, n. 1. The day which God appointed to be observed by the Jews as a day of rest from all secular labor or employments, and to ... to his service and worship. This was originally the seventh day of the week, the day on which God rested from the work of creation; and this day is still observed by the Jews and some christians, as ... very early begun and still continue to observe the first day of the week, in commemoration of the resurrection of ...
Atonement, Day of definitions Easton's Bible Dictionary the great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation ... Num. 29:7-11. It was kept on the tenth day of the month Tisri, i.e., five days before the ... to Disprove Unity of Chapter II. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT 1. The Significance for Israel 2. The Significance ... from a Christian Standpoint III. ON THE HISTORY OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT 1. The Long Silence of History (1) The ... Facts and the False Conclusions (2) The Historicity of the Day of Atonement 2. Further Development I. The Legal Enactments. ...
day by day definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day" [syn: day by day, daily] Webster's 1913 Dictionary By By (b[imac]), ...
... short holiday in Puerto Rico" [syn: vacation, holiday] 2: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no ... from Old English h?ligdæg, from h?lig holy + dæg day Date: before 12th century 1. holy day 2. a day on which one is exempt from work; specifically a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of ... in travelling; a break from work (cf. VACATION). 2 a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done, ...
day after day definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: for an indefinite number of successive days [syn: day in day out, day after day] Merriam Webster's phrasal for an indefinite or seemingly ...
sidereal day definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the time ... particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day [syn: sidereal day, day] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1764 the interval between two ... 4.1 seconds of mean time Webster's 1913 Dictionary Day Day, n. [OE. day, dai,, dei, AS. d[ae]g; ...
From day to day definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Anniversary day. See Anniversary, n. Astronomical day, a period equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty ... hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day, as that most used by astronomers. Born days. See ...
Only from day to day definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Anniversary day. See Anniversary, n. Astronomical day, a period equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty ... hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day, as that most used by astronomers. Born days. See ...
working day definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a day on which work is done [syn: workday, working day, work day] [ant: day of rest, rest day] 2: the amount of time that a worker must ...
One day definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary One day. (a) On a certain day, not definitely specified, referring to time past. One day when Phoebe fair, With all her band, was following the ... chase. --Spenser. (b) Referring to future time: At some uncertain day or period; some day. Well, I will marry one day. --Shak. Webster's ...
mean solar day definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: time for ... days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn: day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1816 the interval between ...
day school definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a private school taking day students only [ant: boarding school] 2: a school giving instruction ... private school without boarding facilities Webster's 1913 Dictionary Anniversary day. See Anniversary, n. Astronomical day, a period equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty ... hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day, as that most used by astronomers. Born days. See ...
civil day definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a day reckoned from midnight to midnight [syn: calendar day, civil day] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Anniversary day. See Anniversary, n. Astronomical day, a period equal to the mean solar day, but ...
Astronomical day definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Astronomical As`tro*nom"ic ... ic*al*ly, adv. Astronomical clock. See under Clock. Astronomical day. See under Day. Astronomical fractions, Astronomical numbers. See under Sexagesimal. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Anniversary day. See Anniversary, n. Astronomical day, a period equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its ...