Meanings
nounSeptuagesima (plural Septuagesimae)
plural Septuagesimae
- ChristianityA Sunday in the Christian calendar nine weeks before Easter Sunday.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
Similar
Septuagesima Sunday
Broader
Christian holy day
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinseptuagesima dies“70th day”
- EnglishSeptuagesima
From Latin septuagesima dies (“70th day”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish septuagesima
- septuagesima9th Sunday before Easter
French Septuagésime
- Septuagésime9th Sunday before Easter
German Septuagesima
- Septuagesima9th Sunday before Easter
Swedish septuagesima
- septuagesima9th Sunday before Easter
Tagalog Septuwahesima
- Septuwahesima9th Sunday before Easter
Cite this entry
APA
Septuagesima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Septuagesima
MLA
“Septuagesima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Septuagesima. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Septuagesima,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Septuagesima.
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