DAY OF REST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A day set aside for rest

Synonyms:

day of rest; rest day

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("day of rest" is a kind of...):

day of the week (any one of the seven days in a week)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "day of rest"):

Dominicus; Lord's Day; Sun; Sunday (first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians)

Sabbath (a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims)