Septuagesima
[sep-choo-uh-jes-uh-muh, -too-, -tyoo-]
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noun
the third Sunday before Lent.
Origin of Septuagesima
1350–1400; < Late Latin septuāgēsima (diēs) the seventieth (day), feminine of septuāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to septuāgintā seventy; replacing Middle English septuages(i)me < Old French < Late Latin, as above
Also called Septuagesima Sunday.
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Historical Examples of septuagesima
Septuagesima Sunday, when the first chapter of Genesis is read.
The Gospel of St. JohnFrederick Denison Maurice
But on the feasts of Saints on Septuagesima and Advent, violet or black is not to be used.
Churches and Church OrnamentsWilliam Durandus
Renard assured her that the prince should be in her arms before Septuagesima, and all her trials would be over.
The Reign of Mary TudorW. Llewelyn Williams.
The same consideration applies to the tracts, the use of which he extended in Septuagesima.
St. Gregory and the Gregorian MusicE. G. P. Wyatt
Septuagesima
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Word Origin for Septuagesima
C14: from Church Latin septuāgēsima (dīes) the seventieth (day); compare Quinquagesima
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