| septuagesima | (n) the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter), Syn. Septuagesima Sunday |
| Septuagesima | ‖n. [ NL., fr. L. septuagesimus the seventieth, fr. septuaginta seventy. ] (Eccl.) The third Sunday before Lent; -- so called because it is about seventy days before Easter. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Septuagesimal | a. Consisting of seventy days, years, etc.; reckoned by seventies. [ 1913 Webster ] Our abridged and septuagesimal age. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |