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Septuagesima

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Sep·tu·a·ges·i·ma  (spt--js-m, -jz-, -ch-)
n.
The third Sunday before Lent.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin septugsima (dis), seventieth (day), feminine of Latin septugsimus, from septugint, seventy; see Septuagint.]

Septuagesima [ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛsɪmə]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the third Sunday before Lent
[from Church Latin septuāgēsima (dīes) the seventieth (day); compare Quinquagesima]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Septuagesima - the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians
Translations
Septuagesima [ˌseptjʊəˈdʒesɪmə] NSeptuagésima f
Septuagesima
nSonntag mSeptuagesima


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