septuagesima

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Meaning

The third Sunday before Lent; -- so called because it is about seventy days before Easter.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The earlier form of the Roman Rite, with its references to Quinquagesima Sunday, and to the Sexagesima and Septuagesima Sundays, continues to be observed in some communities. Source: Internet

Furthermore, anyone found to have eaten meat after Septuagesima is severely punished, by having his teeth knocked out. Source: Internet

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