Meanings
noun
- ChristianityA moveable feast in the Christian calendar on the Sunday 49 days before Easter Sunday (50 days counting inclusively).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
Similar
Quinquagesima Sunday
Broader
Christian holy day
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- ['la-med',
- Medieval Latinquinquagesima dies
- EnglishQuinquagesima
Borrowed from Medieval Latin quinquagesima dies (“50th day”).
More words from Medieval Latin, ['la-med
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Quinquagésime
- QuinquagésimeSunday 7 weeks before Easter
German Quinquagesima
- QuinquagesimaSunday 7 weeks before Easter
Polish pięćdziesiątnica
- pięćdziesiątnicaSunday 7 weeks before Easter
Cite this entry
APA
Quinquagesima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quinquagesima
MLA
“Quinquagesima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quinquagesima. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quinquagesima,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quinquagesima.
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