Quinquagesima
Americannoun
noun
Usage
What is Quinquagesima? Quinquagesima is another name for Shrove Sunday, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday and the first of the three days of Shrovetide. Shrovetide is the three-day period before the beginning of Lent, which is the season of fasting and penitence that precedes Easter. Shrovetide starts on Quinquagesima and is followed by Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday. Quinquagesima is sometimes called Quinquagesima Sunday.
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Etymology
Origin of Quinquagesima
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day
Example Sentences
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From the feast of St. Michael to Quinquagesima the cheese is to be of medium quality.
From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel
I saw it on Quinquagesima Sunday, when the devotion of the Forty Hours was in progress.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
Quinquagesima, kwin-kwa-jes′i-ma, n. a period of fifty days.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The Sunday called Quinquagesima is read in the church the history of the holy patriarch Abraham which was the son of Terah.
From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Wells, Philip P.
Quinquagesima / \ seven / Quadragesima | | six | Rogation Sunday | | five weeks | Ascension-day \ is / forty days \ after Easter.
From The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland
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