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Quinquagesima
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What's The Definition Of Quinquagesima?
[n] the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Quinquagesima: Quinquagesima Sunday Related Terms | Find terms related to Quinquagesima: See Also | Christian holy day Quinquagesima In Webster's Dictionary \Quin`qua*ges"i*ma\, a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus
the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See
{Five}.]
Fiftieth.
{Quinquagesima Sunday}, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day
before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning;
-- called also {Shrove Sunday}.
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