Thesaurus: week

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1. n. A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next.
2. n. any period of seven consecutive days
3. n. hours or days of work in a calendar week
4. n. a period of seven consecutive days (usually reckoned to be from Sunday to Saturday, or from Monday to Sunday)
5. A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next. I fast twice in the week. Luke xviii. 12. Note: Although it [the week] did not enter into the calendar of the Greeks, and was not introduced at Rome till after the reign of Theodesius, it has been employed from time immemorial in almost all Eastern countries. Encyc. Brit. Feast of Weeks. See Pentecost, 1. -- Prophetic week, a week of years, or seven years. Dan. ix. 24. -- Week day. See under Day.
6. A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbathor Sunday to the next.I fast twice in the week. Luke xviii. 12.
7. n:100 n. any period of seven consecutive days n. a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday