单词 | septuagesima sunday |
释义 | > as lemmasSeptuagesima Sunday Septuagesima Sunday n. the third Sunday before Lent; = sense 1. [Compare post-classical Latin Dominica Septuagesimae (from 9th cent. in continental sources; from 11th cent. in British sources), Old French diemenge del septugisme, Middle French, French dimanche de Septuagésime (12th cent.), Old Occitan dominica de la Septuagezima, Italian domenica della settuagesima (both 14th cent.), Spanish domingo de la Septuagésima (late 15th cent.).] ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Third Sunday before Lent > [noun] SeptuagesimaOE Septuagesima Sundaya1425 a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 29 (MED) Wednesdai Gospel next after Septuagesme Sondai. 1621 D. Calderwood Altar of Damascus 196 From Septuagesima sunday to the octaves of Easter. 1761 A. Bower Hist. Popes V. 254 He wrote a circular Letter to all the Bishops and Abbots of his Dominions, to..desire them to meet at Worms on Septuagesima Sunday. 1972 J. F. Burke Hist. & Vision ii. 14 There is a brief pause until Septuagesima Sunday when the Church orients itself toward the somber exercises of Lent. 2002 Times 2 Feb. 58/1 We're beginning the long countdown to Easter and the days are drawing out again. Last Sunday was Septuagesima Sunday, 70 days before Easter. < as lemmas |
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