Sexagesima

[ sek-suh-jes-uh-muh, -jey-zuh- ]

noun

1. the second Sunday before Lent.

Sexagesima

/ ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪmə /

noun

1. the second Sunday before Lent

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sexagesima¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sexāgēsima ( diēs ) sixtieth (day), feminine of sexāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to sexāgintā sixty

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sexagesima¹

C16: from Latin: sixtieth, from sexāgintā sixty

Example Sentences

Sexagesima (sek'sa-jes'i-ma), the second Sunday before Lent.

From Project Gutenberg

The sermon was to be preached on Sexagesima Sunday, a prelude to the solemn season of Lent.

From Project Gutenberg