Sexagesima Sunday

noun

In the Catholic liturgical year, the eighth Sunday (i.e. the sixtieth—minus one—day) before Easter (and the second before Lent).

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Meanings

nounSexagesima Sunday (usually uncountable, plural Sexagesima Sundays)

plural Sexagesima Sundays · alternative Sexagesima

  1. uncountableusuallyIn the Catholic liturgical year, the eighth Sunday (i.e. the sixtieth—minus one—day) before Easter (and the second before Lent).

    Synonyms: Exsurge, Dominica Carnisprivii

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn the Catholic liturgical year, the eighth Sunday (i.e. the sixtieth—minus one—day) before Easter (and the second before Lent).

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ExsurgeDominica Carnisprivii

Origin

Latin sexagesima, the feminine inflection of sexagesimus 'the sixtieth' + Sunday

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APA

Sexagesima Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sexagesima%20Sunday

MLA

“Sexagesima Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sexagesima%20Sunday. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sexagesima Sunday,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sexagesima%20Sunday.

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