Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

quincentenary

American  
[kwin-sen-ten-uh-ree, kwin-sen-tn-er-ee, kwin-sen-tee-nuh-ree] / ˌkwɪn sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, kwɪnˈsɛn tnˌɛr i, ˌkwɪn sɛnˈti nə ri /

noun

quincentenaries plural
  1. a 500th anniversary or its celebration.


adjective

  1. pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years; quincentennial.

quincentenary British  
/ ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtiːnərɪ, ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtɛnɪəl /

noun

  1. a 500th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of quincentenary

quin(que-) + centenary

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Guadalupana Intercontinental Novena, or series of special prayers, begins leading up to the 2031 quincentenary observance of the apparition.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2022

Francis went to Sweden in October 2016 to mark the quincentenary of the Reformation.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2017

And with the quincentenary of Thomas More’s Utopia falling this year, the parlour game is again being dusted off.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2016

In May the governing board of the predominantly Protestant National Council of Churches resolved that the quincentenary should be a time for penitence rather than jubilation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The full power of his genius was only revealed to the world when, at the quincentenary celebration of his birth, the greater part of his life-work was brought together in Florence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "quincentenary" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com