Sexagesima Sunday
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Sixty days before Easter Sunday. Ascension Day or Holy Thursday. Fortieth day after Easter Sunday.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Sexagesima Sunday” mean?
Sixty days before Easter Sunday. Ascension Day or Holy Thursday. Fortieth day after Easter Sunday.
Is “Sexagesima Sunday” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.