Septuagesima

[ sep-choo-uh-jes-uh-muh, -too-, -tyoo- ]

/ ˌsɛp tʃu əˈdʒɛs ə mə, -tu-, -tyu- /

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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Examples from the Web for septuagesima

Renard assured her that the prince should be in her arms before Septuagesima, and all her trials would be over.
The Reign of Mary Tudor|W. Llewelyn Williams.
The same consideration applies to the tracts, the use of which he extended in Septuagesima.
St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music|E. G. P. Wyatt
Septuagesima Sunday, when the first chapter of Genesis is read.
The Gospel of St. John|Frederick Denison Maurice

British Dictionary definitions for septuagesima

Septuagesima

/ (ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛsɪmə) /

noun

the third Sunday before Lent

Word Origin for Septuagesima

C14: from Church Latin septuāgēsima (dīes) the seventieth (day); compare Quinquagesima

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