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

plural

quincentenaries

1. a 500th anniversary or its celebration.

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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

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Other Word Forms

• quincentennial adjective

Etymology

Origin of quincentenary

quin(que-) + centenary

Example Sentences

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

If you fancy finding out more about Leonardo, why not visit one of the many exhibitions that are running in this quincentenary year?

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2019

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

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2017

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 whole world celebrated the quincentenary of his martyr death.

From The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916) Sermons On Subjects Suggested By The War, Third Series by Velimirović, Nikolai