Sexagesima
[ sek-suh-jes-uh-muh, -jey-zuh- ]
/ ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə mə, -ˈdʒeɪ zə- /
noun
the second Sunday before Lent.
Also called
Sexagesima Sunday.
Origin of Sexagesima
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin
sexāgēsima (
diēs) sixtieth (day), feminine of
sexāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to
sexāgintā sixty
Example sentences from the Web for sexagesima
The sermon was to be preached on Sexagesima Sunday, a prelude to the solemn season of Lent.
The Syndic |C.M. KornbluthSexagesima (sek'sa-jes'i-ma), the second Sunday before Lent.
Elson Grammar School Literature, Book Four. |William H. Elson
British Dictionary definitions for sexagesima
Sexagesima
/ (ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪmə) /
noun
the second Sunday before Lent
Word Origin for Sexagesima
C16: from Latin: sixtieth, from
sexāgintā sixty