SEPTUAGESIMA


Meaning of SEPTUAGESIMA in English

n. (in full Septuagesima Sunday) the Sunday before Sexagesima.

Etymology: ME f. L, seventieth (day), formed as SEPTUAGINT, perh. after QUINQUAGESIMA or with ref. to the period of 70 days from Septuagesima to the Saturday after Easter

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.