Crossword clues for sexagesima
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sexagesima
Sexagesima \Sex`a*ges"i*ma\, n. [L., fem. of sexagesimus sixtieth, fr. sexaginta sixty.] (Eccl.) The second Sunday before Lent; -- so called as being about the sixtieth day before Easter.
Wikipedia
Sexagesima
Sexagesima , or, in full, Sexagesima Sunday, is the name for the second Sunday before Ash Wednesday in the Gregorian Rite liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, and also in that of some Protestant denominations, particularly those with Anglican and Lutheran origins.
Usage examples of "sexagesima".
The sermon was to be preached on Sexagesima Sunday, a prelude to the solemn season of Lent.