1. relating to Sunday or the Lord’s Day
Usage: religious; formal
2. relating to Jesus Christ as Lord
Usage: religious; formal

Examples

• The dominical letter indicates which day of the week January 1st falls on.
• Sunday worship follows the dominical tradition of the early church.
• The dominical year begins with the first Sunday of Advent.
• Medieval calendars used dominical letters to calculate Easter.
• The dominical prayer refers to the Lord’s Prayer taught by Jesus.
• Dominical observance was strictly enforced in Puritan communities.