Sechswochenamt

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Etymology[edit]

From sechs (six) +‎ Wochen (weeks) +‎ Amt (mass, literally service, office).

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  • IPA(key): /zɛksˈvɔxənˌamt/

Noun[edit]

Sechswochenamt n (strong, genitive Sechswochenamtes or Sechswochenamts, plural Sechswochenämter)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) a requiem mass held about forty days after a person’s death

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