Quinquagesima
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin quinquagesima dies (“50th day”).
Noun
Quinquagesima
- (Christianity) a Sunday in the Christian calendar. It is 50 days, using inclusive counting, backwards, from Easter Sunday.
Translations
a Sunday in the Christian calendar
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See also
German
Etymology
From Medieval Latin quinquagesima dies (“50th day”).
Noun
Quinquagesima f (genitive Quinquagesima or Quinquagesimä, no plural)
- (Roman Catholicism) Quinquagesima
- (obsolete) A 50-day period between Easter and Pentecost.
Synonyms
- Estomihi (Protestantism)
Declension
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