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  • 11Septuagesima — The 70 days from the third Sunday before Lent, ending with the Saturday of Easter week. [< Lat. septuagesima = seventieth] …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 12Septuagesima — noun A Sunday in the Christian calendar nine weeks before Easter Sunday …

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  • 13Septuagesima — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of septuagesimus seventieth, from septuaginta seventy; from its being approximately seventy days before Easter Date: 14th century the third Sunday before Lent …

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  • 14Septuagesima — Sep|tu|a|ges|i|ma in the Christian religion, the third Sunday before ↑Lent …

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  • 15Septuagesima —  Third Sunday before Lent, seventieth day before Easter. sepulcher. Not re. seraglio. A harem …

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  • 16Septuagesima — [ˌsɛptjʊə dʒɛsɪmə] noun the Sunday before Sexagesima. Origin ME: from L., seventieth (day) , prob. named by analogy with Quinquagesima …

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  • 17Septuagesima — Sep•tu•a•ges•i•ma [[t]ˌsɛp tʃu əˈdʒɛs ə mə, tu , tyu [/t]] n. rel the third Sunday before Lent • Etymology: 1350–1400; « L, fem. of septuāgēsimus the seventieth, der. of septuāgintā seventy …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18Septuagesima —   n. third Sunday before Lent; period of seventy days.    ♦ septuagesimal, a …

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  • 19Quadragesima Sunday — is the Sunday occurring after Ash Wednesday. In Roman Catholic tradition, it is the first Sunday during the holy season of Lent. Like on other Sundays of Lent, it is customary to dispense from the fast on Quadragesima, as Sundays are not counted… …

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  • 20Palm Sunday — Synonyms and related words: Advent, Allhallowmas, Allhallows, Allhallowtide, Annunciation, Annunciation Day, Ascension Day, Ash Wednesday, Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Carnival, Christmas, Corpus Christi, Easter, Easter Monday, Easter Saturday,… …

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