Quadragesimal
[kwod-ruh-jes-uh-muh l]
adjective
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
(sometimes lowercase) lasting 40 days, as the fast of Lent.
Origin of 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 TownGordon Home
The common stinging-nettle (Sama) is, by boiling, also prepared into an indifferent food during the quadragesimal low diet.
The Highlands of EthiopiaWilliam Cornwallis Harris
In Illyria, Achaia and Alexandria the quadragesimal fast lasted six weeks.
Quadragesimal
adjective
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