Associations to the word «Quinquagesima»

Wiktionary

QUINQUAGESIMA, noun. (Christianity) a Sunday in the Christian calendar. It is 50 days, using inclusive counting, backwards, from Easter Sunday.

Dictionary definition

QUINQUAGESIMA, noun. The Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent).

Wise words

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