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Webster 1913 Edition


Quadragesima


Quadˊra-ges′i-ma

,
Noun.
[L., fr.
quadragesimus
the fortieth, fr.
quadraginta
forty; akin to
quattuor
four. See
Four
.]
(Eccl.)
The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.
Quadragesima Sunday
,
the first Sunday in Lent, about forty days before Easter.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quadragesima

QUADRAGES'IMA

,
Noun.
[L. quadragesimus, fortieth, from quatuor, four.]
Lent; so called because it consists of forty days.

Definition 2024


Quadragesima

Quadragesima

See also: quadragesima and quadragésima

English

Proper noun

Quadragesima

  1. Lent
  2. Lent The first Sunday in Lent.

Related terms

quadragesima

quadragesima

See also: Quadragesima and quadragésima

Italian

Noun

quadragesima f (plural quadragesime)

  1. Quadragesima

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Latin

Etymology

From quadragesimus (fortieth), from quadraginta (forty).

Noun

quadragesima

  1. Lent, Christian fast of forty days

Descendants

Derived terms

  • Quadragesima Sancti Martini (Saint Martin's Lent)

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