Quadragesimal

[kwod-ruh-jes-uh-muh l]

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adjective

of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
(sometimes lowercase) lasting 40 days, as the fast of Lent.

Origin of Quadragesimal

First recorded in 1620–30; Quadragesim(a) + -al¹

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Related Words for quadragesimal

quadragenarian, quadragesimal

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Historical Examples of quadragesimal

And when ten days of the quadragesimal fast were yet remaining, there came one to summon him to the king.
The Evolution Of An English Town
Gordon Home
The common stinging-nettle (Sama) is, by boiling, also prepared into an indifferent food during the quadragesimal low diet.
The Highlands of Ethiopia
William Cornwallis Harris
In Illyria, Achaia and Alexandria the quadragesimal fast lasted six weeks.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2
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British Dictionary definitions for quadragesimal

Quadragesimal

adjective

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

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