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Dominicus

NOUN
  1. first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

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  • in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week, so `secunda feria' meant Monday, but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names, Dominicus and Sabbatum, and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday
  • There were two or three varieties finer and better than these, only used by the nobles, which were therefore made at home, and not commonly to be found at the baker's: simnel, manchet or chet, and paynemayne or pain de main (a corruption of panis dominicus). One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford
  • A remarkable 36 genera are endemic to the region, as well as two endemic families: the palmchat (Dulus dominicus) of the family Dulidae and the todies (family Todidae). Biological diversity in the Caribbean Islands
  • Landramnus, bishop under Louis the Pious, was by this prince appointed missus dominicus, or royal commissary, in 825. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner
  • It is not known when he began to govern, but it is certain that he was already bishop in 798, when Charlemagne sent him into Narbonne and Provence as missus dominicus. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip
  • Liber Pontificalis" refers to his liturgical work (Origines, 122) and the Stowe Missal (seventh century) puts at the head of our Canon the title: "Canon dominicus Papæ Gelasi" (ed. Warren, 234). The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux
  • Year round residents include rare species such as black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis), grey-necked wood-rail (Aramides cajanea), least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) and Black-Crowned Night Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax). Tehuantepec-El Manchon mangroves
  • Secondly, he is said dominicus, as kept of our Lord. The Golden Legend, vol. 4
  • Or it is said of dominicus as to the etymology of this name, that is dominus. The Golden Legend, vol. 4
  • In 798 he was sent, with bishop Leidrad of Lyons, as a royal messenger (missus dominicus) to the southern part of France. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
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