Quadragesima Sunday

English

Etymology

From Latin Quadragesima (“Lent”), q.v.

Proper noun

Quadragesima Sunday

1. (Christianity) The first Sunday in Lent, the sixth before Easter.

Synonyms

• Invocavit Sunday, Quadragesima

References

• “Quadragesima”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.