Crossword clues for quadragesima
quadragesima
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quadragesima \Quad`ra*ges"i*ma\, n. [L., fr. quadragesimus the fortieth, fr. quadraginta forty; akin to quattuor four. See Four.] (Eccl.) The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.
Quadragesima Sunday, the first Sunday in Lent, about forty days before Easter.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from Medieval Latin quadragesima (dies) "the fortieth (day)," altered diminutive of Latin quadrigesimus "fortieth," from quadriginta "forty," related to quattuor "four" (see four). Related: Quadragesimal.
Wikipedia
Quadragesima may refer to:
- Lent, the Christian period of fasting, prayer and almsgiving
- Quadragesima Sunday
Usage examples of "quadragesima".
Our Lord Jesus Christ who fasted forty days in the desert, the faithful observed the fast from Quadragesima Sunday until Easter Sunday, making forty days after abstracting the Sundays when the fast was broken but not the abstinence.