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noun
A Sunday in the Christian calendar nine weeks before Easter Sunday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Septuagesima Sunday
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Christian holy day
History
From Latin septuagesima dies (“70th day”).
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