Quinquagesima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A moveable feast in the Christian calendar on the Sunday 49 days before Easter Sunday (50 days counting inclusively).

Word forms

Quinquagesima

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quinquagesima dies (“50th day”).

Related words

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