Definition of 'lent'
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uncountable noun
Lent is the period of forty days before Easter, during which some Christians give up something that they enjoy.
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lent in British English
verb
the past tense and past participle of lend
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Lent in British English
noun
1. Christianity
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Old English lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight)
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Lent in American English
noun
1.
the period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed variously in
Christian churches by fasting and penitence
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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Word origin
ME lenten < OE lengten, the spring < Gmc *langat-tin < base of long1 + *tina-, day < IE base *dei-, to shine > L dies, day: from the lengthening of the days in the spring; akin to Ger lenz, spring
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lent in American English
verb transitive, verb intransitive
pt. & pp. of
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-lent in American English
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Sept 29, the feast of St Michael the archangel; in England, Ireland, and Wales, one of the four quarter days
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the Thursday before Easter observed as a commemoration of the Last Supper
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an annual Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan, involving the exchange of gifts and a festive meal
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an eight-day Jewish harvest festival beginning on Tishri 15, which commemorates the period when the Israelites lived in the wilderness
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the last day of Shrovetide; Pancake Day
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British English: Lent
/lɛnt/ NOUN
Lent is the period of forty days before Easter, during which some Christians give up something that they enjoy.
It was a favourite meal on Fridays and fast days, particularly during Lent.
- American English: Lent /ˈlɛnt/
- Arabic: الصَوْمُ الكَبِيرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: quaresma
- Chinese: 大斋节
- Croatian: korizma
- Czech: půst před velikonocemi
- Danish: faste
- Dutch: Vasten
- European Spanish: Cuaresma
- Finnish: paastonaika
- French: Carême
- German: Fastenzeit
- Greek: Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή
- Italian: Quaresima
- Japanese: 四旬節
- Korean: 사순절
- Norwegian: faste
- Polish: Wielki Post
- European Portuguese: Quaresma
- Romanian: postul Paștelui
- Russian: Великий пост
- Latin American Spanish: Cuaresma
- Swedish: fastan
- Thai: ฤดูถือศีลอดก่อนวันอีสเตอร์ของชาวคริสต์ (เป็นเวลา 40 วัน)
- Turkish: 40 günlük Paskalya dönemi
- Ukrainian: піст
- Vietnamese: Tuần ăn chay
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