English

Noun

Quartodeciman ‎(plural Quartodecimans)

1. Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of John^[2], and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.

Adjective

Quartodeciman ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to these people.

Related terms

• Quartodecimanism

References

1. ↑ “New Vulgate (Old Testament)”, in (Please provide the title of the work) (HTML), (Please provide a date or year) Leviticus 23:5: "Mense primo, quarta decima die mensis, ad vesperum Pascha Domini est."
2. ↑ John 19:14, 31, 42