dominical letter
noun
any one of the letters from A to G used in church calendars to mark the Sundays throughout any particular year, serving primarily to aid in determining the date of Easter.
Origin of dominical letter
First recorded in 1570–80
Words nearby dominical letter
dominguín,
dominic,
dominica,
dominical,
dominical altar,
dominical letter,
dominicale,
dominican,
dominican republic,
dominick,
dominie
British Dictionary definitions for dominical letter
dominical letter
noun
Christianity
any one of the letters A to G as used to denote Sundays in a given year in order to determine the church calendar