Quadragesima

[kwod-ruh-jes-uh-muh]

noun

1. the first Sunday in Lent.

Quadragesima

/ ˌkwɒdrəˈdʒɛsɪmə /

noun

1. Also called: Quadragesima Sunday. the first Sunday in Lent

2. obsolete,  the forty days of Lent

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quadragesima¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin quadrāgēsima, short for Latin quadrāgēsima diēs fortieth day

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quadragesima¹

C16: from Medieval Latin quadrāgēsima dies the fortieth day

Example Sentences

The first Sunday in Lent is also called Quadragesima Sunday, which is derived from the Latin words meaning "fortieth," as this first Sunday is exactly 40 days before Easter.

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Quadragesima.—Meaning fortieth; a name to be found in the Prayer-book for the First Sunday in Lent, because it occurs about forty days before Easter.

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Quinquagesima / \ seven / Quadragesima | | six | Rogation Sunday | | five weeks | Ascension-day \ is / forty days \ after Easter.

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Possibly it is from this allegory of paradise that the rite of the "golden rose" which the Pope blesses on Quadragesima Sunday is derived.

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Quadragesima. lessen, v. reduce, diminish, minify, depreciate, minimize, decrease, mitigate, abate. lessening, n. reduction, diminution, decrease, decrement, depreciation, mitigation, shrinkage, abatement.

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