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Quadragesima Sunday

Quadragesima Sunday proper noun: the first Sunday in Lent, the sixth before Easter.

Proper noun

Quadragesima Sunday

  1. The first Sunday in Lent, the sixth before Easter.
    Synonyms:
    Invocavit Sunday, Quadragesima

Synonyms of Quadragesima Sunday

Origin of Quadragesima Sunday

From Latin Quadragesima (“Lent”), q.v.

Questions about Quadragesima Sunday

What does Quadragesima Sunday mean?
Quadragesima Sunday means the first Sunday in Lent, the sixth before Easter.
What part of speech is Quadragesima Sunday?
Quadragesima Sunday is a proper noun.

Words near Quadragesima Sunday in the dictionary

  1. quadragene
  2. quadragenerian
  3. quadragenerians
  4. quadragenes
  5. Quadragesima
  6. Quadragesima Sunday
  7. quadragesimal
  8. quadragesimalia
  9. quadragesimo-octavo
  10. quadragesimo-octavos
  11. quadragintillion

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