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Septuagesima

Septuagesima Meaning & Definition
Septuagesima Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Septuagesima?

[n] the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Septuagesima: Septuagesima Sunday

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See Also | Christian holy day

Septuagesima In Webster's Dictionary

\Sep`tu*a*ges"i*ma\, n. [NL., fr. L. septuagesimus the seventieth, fr. septuaginta seventy.] (Eccl.) The third Sunday before Lent; -- so called because it is about seventy days before Easter.

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