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Sexagesima Sunday

Sexagesima Sunday noun: in the Catholic liturgical year, the eighth Sunday (i.e. the sixtieth—minus one—day) before Easter (and the second before Lent).

Noun

Sexagesima Sunday (usually uncountable, plural Sexagesima Sundays)

  1. (usually) In the Catholic liturgical year, the eighth Sunday (i.e. the sixtieth—minus one—day) before Easter (and the second before Lent).
    Synonyms:
    Exsurge, Dominica Carnisprivii

Synonyms of Sexagesima Sunday

  • Exsurge
  • Dominica Carnisprivii

Forms of Sexagesima Sunday

pluralSexagesima Sundays
alternative formSexagesima

Origin of Sexagesima Sunday

Latin sexagesima, the feminine inflection of sexagesimus 'the sixtieth' + Sunday

Questions about Sexagesima Sunday

What does Sexagesima Sunday mean?
Sexagesima Sunday means in the Catholic liturgical year, the eighth Sunday (i.e. the sixtieth—minus one—day) before Easter (and the second before Lent).
What part of speech is Sexagesima Sunday?
Sexagesima Sunday is a noun.
What is the plural of Sexagesima Sunday?
The plural of Sexagesima Sunday is Sexagesima Sundays.

Words near Sexagesima Sunday in the dictionary

  1. sexagene
  2. sexagenerian
  3. sexagenerians
  4. sexagenes
  5. Sexagesima
  6. Sexagesima Sunday
  7. Sexagesima Sundays
  8. sexagesimal
  9. sexagesimally
  10. sexagesimals
  11. sexagesimo-quarto

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