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Septuagesima

[sep-choo-uh-jes-uh-muh, -too-, -tyoo-] /ˌsɛp tʃu əˈdʒɛs ə mə, -tu-, -tyu-/
noun
1.
the third Sunday before Lent.
Also called Septuagesima Sunday.
Origin of Septuagesima
Middle English
Old French
Late Latin
1350-1400
1350-1400; < Late Latin septuāgēsima (diēs) the seventieth (day), feminine of septuāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to septuāgintā seventy; replacing Middle English septuages(i)me < Old French < Late Latin, as above
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Examples from the Web for Septuagesima
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  • Septuagesima Sunday, when the first chapter of Genesis is read.

    The Gospel of St. John Frederick Denison Maurice

  • But on the feasts of Saints on Septuagesima and Advent, violet or black is not to be used.

    Churches and Church Ornaments William Durandus

  • Renard assured her that the prince should be in her arms before Septuagesima, and all her trials would be over.

    The Reign of Mary Tudor W. Llewelyn Williams.

  • The same consideration applies to the tracts, the use of which he extended in Septuagesima.

    St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music E. G. P. Wyatt
British Dictionary definitions for Septuagesima

Septuagesima

/ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛsɪmə/
noun
1.
the third Sunday before Lent
Word Origin
C14: from Church Latin septuāgēsima (dīes) the seventieth (day); compare Quinquagesima
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