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Webster 1913 Edition
Sexagesima
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Sexˊa-ges′i-ma
,Noun.
[L., fem. of
sexagesimus
sixtieth, fr. sexaginta
sixty.] (Eccl.)
The second Sunday before Lent; – so called as being about the sixtieth day before Easter.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sexagesima
SEXAGES'IMA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Sexagesima
Sexagesima
See also: sexagesima and sexagésima
English
Noun
Sexagesima
- (Christianity) In the Christian calendar the Sunday two weeks before Lent, eight before Easter Sunday.
Synonyms
- Exsurge (its introitus's opening word)
- Dominica Carnisprivii
Translations
8th Sunday before Easter
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References
sexagesima
sexagesima
See also: Sexagesima and sexagésima
Latin
Numeral
sexāgēsima
- feminine singular of sexāgēsimus
- neuter plural of sexāgēsimus
- accusative neuter plural of sexāgēsimus
sexāgēsimā
- ablative feminine singular of sexāgēsimus
References
- SEXAGESIMA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)