Sexagesima
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sexagesima
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sexāgēsima ( diēs ) sixtieth (day), feminine of sexāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to sexāgintā sixty
Example Sentences
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For instance, the cantata for Sexagesima Sunday turns upon the parable of the sower, and this being the Gospel for the day is made its central point.
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
He seems to have produced the first Cantata his new post required him to write on Sexagesima Sunday, which fell on 4th February in that year.
From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus
Simply by the fact that in the Eastern Church the Lection for the Thursday after Sexagesima breaks off abruptly, immediately before these very words,—to recommence at ver.
From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by Burgon, John William
But also after having been publicly initiated to this ministry on Sunday Sexagesima, February 18th, 1838, at the altar of the Cathedral Church of Boston, I progressed slowly in the development of the mystery.
From Secret Enemies of True Republicanism by Smolnikar, Andrew B.
Pre-Lenten Season.—The name commonly given to the weeks preceding Lent covered by the three Sundays entitled, Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James
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