English Explanatory Dictionary

quadragene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An indulgence from 40 days of fasting or similar abstinence, especially during Lent; (later) various equivalent indulgences against punishment in Purgatory.
  2. An indulgence provided by 40 days of fasting.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of quadragene.

Word forms

quadragene quadragenes quadragenae

Etymology

From Late Latin quadragēna (“40-day period, Lent”), from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Doublet of carene.

Synonyms

carene
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