noun
Quasimodo
kwah-zee-MOH-doh
noun
1
The first Sunday after Easter.
"The church observes Quasimodo Sunday with a special reading."
"Quasimodo falls exactly one week after Easter Sunday."
How to Use Quasimodo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe church calendar name for the Sunday right after Easter.
Common mistake
Not to be confused with the fictional character Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, who was named after this very day in the novel.
Word Forms
Quasimodos plural, Quasimodos plural
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Etymology
From the opening words of that Sunday's Latin Mass, quasi modo geniti infantes, "as newborn babes."