- QUASIMODO SUNDAY
- the first Sunday after Easter.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
QUASIMODO SUNDAY
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Quasimodo — is a central character from French author Victor Hugo s 1831 novel Notre Dame de Paris . Against Hugo s wishes, most English translations of the work have renamed it The Hunchback of Notre Dame , making Quasimodo the title character.Quasimodo is… … Wikipedia
quasimodo — Low Sunday, 1706, Quasimodo Sunday, from L. quasi modo, first words of introit for the first Sunday after Easter: quasi modo geniti infantes as newborn babes (1 Pet. ii:2). The hunchback in Victor Hugo s novel was supposed to have been abandoned… … Etymology dictionary
Quasimodo (disambiguation) — Quasimodo can refer to: * Quasimodo, the protagonist of The Hunchback of Notre Dame * Quasimodo Sunday, another name for the Octave of Easter * Quasimodo (magazine), a University of Notre Dame Australia student newspaper * Salvatore Quasimodo… … Wikipedia
Sunday — is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week. In many Christian traditions it is the Christian Sabbath, which replaced the Jewish Shabbat.… … Wikipedia
Quasimodo — Quas i*mo do, n. [So called from the first words of the Latin introit, quasi modo geniti infantes as newborn babes, 1 Pet. ii. 2.] (R. C. Ch.) The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quasimodo — I. noun Etymology: Medieval Latin quasi modo geniti infantes as newborn babes (words of the introit for Low Sunday) Date: circa 1847 Low Sunday II. biographical name Salvatore 1901 1968 Italian poet & critic … New Collegiate Dictionary
Quasimodo — /kwah seuh moh doh, zeuh moh /; It. /kwah zee maw daw/, n. Salvatore /sahl vah taw rdde/, 1901 68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959. /kwah seuh moh doh, zeuh moh /, n. 1. See Low Sunday. 2. the ugly, humpbacked protagonist of The Hunchback of Notre … Universalium
Quasimodo — noun a) The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday b) A surfing trick performed whilst crouching … Wiktionary
quasimodo — ˌkwäzə̇ˈmō(ˌ)dō, äsə̇ noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin quasi modo as if just now; from part of the opening words of the introit for that day (based on 1 Pet 2:2), quasi modo geniti infantes as newborn babes : low sunday … Useful english dictionary
Low Sunday — • The first Sunday after Easter Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Low Sunday Low Sunday † … Catholic encyclopedia
