单词 | quinquagesima sunday |
释义 | > as lemmasQuinquagesima Sunday Quinquagesima Sunday n. the Sunday preceding the start of Lent. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Sunday before Lent > [noun] Quinquagesime Sundaya1425 Shrove Sunday1463 Quinquagesima Sunday1607 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Ggg4v Quinquagesima Sunday, is alway the next Sabbath before Shrouetide, so called, because it is the fiueteth day before Easter. 1710 C. Wheatley Illustr. Bk. Common Prayer iv. §8. 78 The Tuesday after Quinquagesima Sunday is generally call'd Shrove Tuesday. 1843 T. Keith Treat. Globes 183 Shrove Sunday or Quinquagesima Sunday is 7 weeks Before Easter. 1982 B. Pym Unsuitable Attachment viii. 90 She arrived there to lunch on Quinquagesima Sunday. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。