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Definition of Lent
1. Noun. A period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday.
Exact synonyms: Lententide
Group relationships: Church Calendar, Ecclesiastical Calendar
Terms within: Good Friday, Ash Wednesday
Generic synonyms: Season
Group relationships: Church Calendar, Ecclesiastical Calendar
Terms within: Good Friday, Ash Wednesday
Generic synonyms: Season
Definition of Lent
1. n. A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.
2. a. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.
Definition of Lent
1. Proper noun. Period of penitence for Christians before Easter. ¹
2. Verb. (past of lend) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lent
1. lend [v] - See also: lend