sext

¹

[ sekst ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.

1. the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.

sext

²

[ sekst ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to send someone a sexually explicit digital image, video, text message, or email, typically a photo of oneself, usually by cell phone.

noun

1. a sexually explicit digital image, text message, etc., sent to someone usually by cell phone.

sext

¹

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. RC Church the fourth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office or the prayers prescribed for it: originally the sixth hour of the day (noon)

Sext

²

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. RC Church an official compilation of decretals issued by Boniface VIII in 1298 to supplement the five books of the Liber Extra. It forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici In fullLiber Sextus

Other Words From

• sext·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sext¹

1375–1425; late Middle English sexte, syxt < Medieval Latin sexta ( hōra ) sixth (hour)

Origin of sext²

2005–10; blend of sex ¹( def ) + text ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of sext¹

C15: from Church Latin sexta hōra the sixth hour

Example Sentences

Those who had only requested or received a sext did not have an increased likelihood of having had sex.

From The Daily Beast

The lanky, scandal-scarred former Congressman and purveyor of the now colloquial sext, has lived and died by the tweet.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, things get extra complicated when you get to the sext.

From The Daily Beast

But we were, of course, mostly giggling at the nom de sext “Carlos Danger” and his profane sexual demands.

From The Daily Beast

Anthony Weiner once promised he would seek professional help, but he continued to sext for more than a year after his resignation.

From The Daily Beast

At tierce a short chapter-mass was sung followed by continued study; from terce to sext the nuns shall read lessons (l. 1905).

From Project Gutenberg

We will talk of him at greater length another day, for it is time we went down; the hour of Sext is near.

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His tour de force is the use of the sext stop; but he oftener uses the quint, or the octave stop.

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Antony complained that Octavian had given him no share in the provinces wrested from Sext.

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They parted good friends; and Octavian undertook his campaign against Sext.

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