SUNDAY SCHOOL Definition & Meaning

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Sunday school

noun

a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
the members of such a school.

Sunday school

noun

1. a school for the religious instruction of children on Sundays, usually held in a church hall and formerly also providing secular education
2. ( as modifier )
  a Sunday-school outing
the members of such a school

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Sunday school¹

First recorded in 1775–85

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Elissa Bjeletich Davis, a former Protestant who now belongs to the Greek Orthodox Church in Austin, is a Sunday school teacher and has her own podcast.

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Iskander says he knew the story of David well from Sunday school, but it was while watching “The Chosen” that he spoke aloud a destiny to manifest.

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She was an active member in her church, serving as a Sunday school teacher.

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The inquiry also heard that a Sunday school teacher was on the "brink of a new life" when she was killed.

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Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where Carter taught Sunday school well into his 90s, "will be a little quieter on Sundays", Obama said.

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Sundays Sunday supplement

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