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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Quadragesima, Quadrigesima Sundaynoun

    the first Sunday in Lent

Wiktionary

  1. Quadragesimanoun

    Lent

  2. Etymology: From quadragesima, substantive of quadragesimus.

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  1. quadragesima

    Quadragesima refers to the religious observance of 40 days, usually associated with the period of Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar. It originates from the Latin word meaning "the fortieth part" or "fortieth". Depending on different traditions, it can begin on Ash Wednesday or on the first Sunday of Lent. The period symbolizes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quadragesimanoun

    the forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent

  2. Etymology: [L., fr. quadragesimus the fortieth, fr. quadraginta forty; akin to quattuor four. See Four.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quadragesima

    kwod-ra-jes′i-ma, n. the Latin name for the whole season of Lent, with its forty days: the name commonly assigned to the first Sunday in Lent, by analogy with the three Sundays which precede Lent—Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima.—adj. Quadrages′imal, belonging to or used in Lent. [L.—quadragesimus, fortieth—quadraginta, forty—quatuor, four.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quadragesima in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quadragesima in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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