sunday school

Sunday school — is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.It had its origins when Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, founded a school within the town in 1769.… …   Wikipedia

Sunday school — School School, n. [OE. scole, AS. sc?lu, L. schola, Gr. ? leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation, lecture, a school, probably from the same root as ?, the original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See {Scheme}.] 1. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Sunday school — Sunday Sun day, a. Belonging to the Christian Sabbath. [1913 Webster] {Sunday letter}. See {Dominical letter}, under {Dominical}. {Sunday school}. See under {School}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Sunday-school — noun воскресная церковная школа …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Sunday school — 1. a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday. 2. the members of such a school. Also called Sabbath school. [1775 85] * * * also called  church school , or  Christian education        school for… …   Universalium

Sunday school — noun Date: 1783 a school held on Sunday for religious education; also the teachers and pupils of such a school …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Sunday-school — ˈsʌndɪsku:l сущ. воскресная церковная школа n воскресная школа Sunday school воскресная церковная школа …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

Sunday school — noun A school, organized by a church, that provides religious education to children on Sundays …   Wiktionary

Sunday school — 1) Общая лексика: воскресная церковная школа 2) Религия: (School for religious education, usually for children and young people and usually a part of a church or parish) воскресная церковная школа 3) Христианство: школа воскресная …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

sunday school — 1) Общая лексика: воскресная церковная школа 2) Религия: (School for religious education, usually for children and young people and usually a part of a church or parish) воскресная церковная школа 3) Христианство: школа воскресная …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь