See Also: Quartodeciman(dictionary)

Quartodeciman (iou)



Quartodeciman noun & adjective. E17.
[medieval Latin quartodecimanus, quarta-, from quartus decimus fourteenth.]
Ecclesiastical History.
A. noun. Any of a group of early Christians who celebrated Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover, whether or not it was a Sunday. E17.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Quartodecimans or their method of observing Easter. E18.