QUADRAGESIMA


Meaning of QUADRAGESIMA in English

[ ˌkwɒdrə'dʒɛsɪmə ]

■ noun the first Sunday in Lent.

Origin

from eccles. L., feminine of L. quadragesimus 'fortieth', from quadraginta 'forty' (Lent lasting forty days).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.