Fifth Day
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Used (like also First Month in place of January, etc) to avoid the "pagan" implications/etymology of the traditional name.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]- (Christianity, Quakerism) Thursday (the fifth day of the Judeo-Christian seven day week)
Coordinate terms
[edit](Days of the Week): [1]
- First Day (“Sunday”)
- Second Day (“Monday”)
- Third Day (“Tuesday”)
- Fourth Day (“Wednesday”)
- Fifth Day (“Thursday”)
- Sixth Day (“Friday”)
- Seventh Day (“Saturday”)
References
[edit]- ^ Margery Post Abbott, Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) (2011), page 342