'Quinquagesima Sunday' definitions:

Definition of 'Quinquagesima Sunday'

From: WordNet
noun
The Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) [syn: Quinquagesima, Quinquagesima Sunday]

Definition of 'Quinquagesima Sunday'

From: GCIDE
  • Quinquagesima \Quin`qua*ges"i*ma\, a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See Five.] Fiftieth. [1913 Webster]
  • Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning; -- called also Shrove Sunday. [1913 Webster]