QUADRAGESIMAL


Meaning of QUADRAGESIMAL in English

/kwod'reuh jes"euh meuhl/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.

2. ( sometimes l.c. ) lasting 40 days, as the fast of Lent.

[ 1620-30; QUADRAGESIM(A) + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .