Quadragesimal

American  

[kwod-ruh-jes-uh-muhl] / ˌkwɒd rəˈdʒɛs ə məl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.

2. (sometimes lowercase)  lasting 40 days, as the fast of Lent.

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Quadragesimal British  

/ ˌkwɒdrəˈdʒɛsɪməl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Lent or the season of Lent

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Etymology

Origin of Quadragesimal

First recorded in 1620–30; Quadragesim(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

In Illyria, Achaia and Alexandria the quadragesimal fast lasted six weeks.

From Project Gutenberg

And when ten days of the quadragesimal fast were yet remaining, there came one to summon him to the king.

From Project Gutenberg

But that other clause of licensing books, which we thought had died with his brother quadragesimal and matrimonial when the prelates expired, I shall now attend with such a homily, as shall lay before ye, first the inventors of it to be those whom ye will be loath to own; next what is to be thought in general of reading, whatever sort the books be; and that this Order avails nothing to the suppressing of scandalous, seditious, and libellous books, which were mainly intended to be suppressed.

From Project Gutenberg

Adj. lenten, quadragesimal†; unfed†; starved &c. v.; half-starved; fasting &c. v.; hungry &c.

From Project Gutenberg