sexagesima (sunday)

  • 11Sexagesima — Sex•a•ges•i•ma [[t]ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə mə[/t]] n. rel the second Sunday before Lent • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L sexāgēsima sixtieth, fem. of sexāgēsimus, der. of sexāgintā sixty …

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  • 12Sexagesima — noun (Christian) In the Christian calendar the Sunday two weeks before Lent, eight before Easter Sunday. Syn: Exsurge, introitus, Dominica Carnisprivii …

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  • 13Sexagesima — Sex|a|ges|i|ma in the Christian religion, the second Sunday before ↑Lent …

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  • 14Sexagesima —  Second Sunday before Lent, sixtieth day before Easter …

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  • 15Sexagesima — Sex·a·ges·i·ma || ‚seksÉ™ dÊ’esɪmÉ™ n. second Sunday before Lent (in the Christian calendar) …

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

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  • 17Sexagesima —   n. second Sunday before Lent.    ♦ sexagesimal, a. pertaining to sixty …

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  • 18sexagesima — n. the Sunday before Quinquagesima. Etymology: ME f. eccl.L, = sixtieth (day), prob. named loosely as preceding QUINQUAGESIMA …

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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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  • 20General Roman Calendar as in 1954 — The following is a list of the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as it was in 1954. It thus incorporates changes that were made by Pope Pius XI (1922 1939), such as the institution of the Feast of Christ the King, but not those made in… …

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