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Sunday, William Ashley. Known as “Billy.” 1862-1935.
American evangelist. Originally a professional baseball player (1883-1891), he began preaching in 1896 and became a Presbyterian minister in 1903.
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William Ashley Sunday — noun United States evangelist (1862 1935) • Syn: ↑Sunday, ↑Billy Sunday • Instance Hypernyms: ↑evangelist, ↑revivalist, ↑gospeler, ↑gospeller … Useful english dictionary
Sunday — Sunday1 [sun′dā; ] occas. [, sun′dē] n. [ME < OE sunnandæg, lit., sun day, akin to ON sunnudagr, Ger Sonntag < 3d c. transl. of LL dies solis, day of the sun, transl. of LGr hēmera hēlion] the first day of the week: it is observed by most… … English World dictionary
Sunday — Sundaylike, adj. /sun day, dee/, n. 1. the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian sects. 2. a month of Sundays, an indeterminately great length of time: She hadn t taken a vacation in a month of Sundays. adj. 3. of,… … Universalium
Sunday, Billy — orig. William Ashley Sunday born Nov. 19, 1862/63, Ames, Iowa, U.S. died Nov. 6, 1935, Chicago, Ill. U.S. religious revivalist. He became a professional baseball player with the Chicago White Sox in 1883 and later played in Pittsburgh, Pa., and… … Universalium
William — /wil yeuhm/, n. 1. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W. 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning will and helmet. * * * (as used in expressions) Huddie William Ledbetter Aberhart William George William… … Universalium
Ashley — /ash lee/, n. a male or female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Ashley William Henry Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper 1st earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper 3rd earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper 7th earl of William… … Universalium
Ashley — (as used in expressions) Ashley, William Henry Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1 conde de Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3 conde de Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7 conde de William Ashley Sunday … Enciclopedia Universal
Sunday — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg (akin to Old High German sunnūntag), from sunne sun + dæg day Date: before 12th century the first day of the week ; the Christian analogue of the Jewish Sabbath • Sundays adverb II.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sunday — I Sun•day [[t]ˈsʌn deɪ, di[/t]] n. 1) the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian denominations 2) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Sunday 3) used, done, taking place, or being as indicated only on or as if on… … From formal English to slang
