SEXAGESIMA


Meaning of SEXAGESIMA in English

[ ˌsɛksə'dʒɛsɪmə ]

■ noun the Sunday before Quinquagesima.

Origin

ME: from eccles. L., lit. 'sixtieth (day)', prob. named by analogy with Quinquagesima .

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