Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sunday obligation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
sun-day obli-ga-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the obligation to attend a church service (mass) on Sundays; failing to fulfil this obligation without excuse constitutes a grave sin

Uncountable

noun

the same obligation including that which applies on specified holidays of obligation (varying by diocese)

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does sunday obligation mean?
the obligation to attend a church service (mass) on Sundays; failing to fulfil this obligation without excuse constitutes a grave sin

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