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Lent
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Lent
see synonyms of lentverb
the past tense and past participle of lend
noun
1. Christianity
the period of forty weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus' fasting in the wilderness
2. (modifier)
falling within or associated with the season before Easter
Lent observance
3. (plural)
(at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races
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Lent
see synonyms of lent noun
1.
the period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed variously in
Christian churches by fasting and penitence
2.
in the Middle Ages, the period from Martinmas (November 11) to Christmas
: in full St. Martin's Lent verb transitive, verb intransitive
pt. & pp. of
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Lent
see synonyms of lentv.
Past tense and past participle of lend.
n.
A 40-day period of fasting and penitence observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. In Western churches, Lent lasts from Ash Wednesday until Easter, usually excepting Sundays.
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