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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Word origin
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
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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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Feb 2, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple: the day on which the church candles are blessed. In Scotland it is one of the four quarter days
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an annual Jewish holiday celebrated on Tishri 10 as a day of fasting, on which prayers of penitence are recited in the synagogue throughout the day
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the ninth month of the Muslim year, lasting 29 or 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset
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the Sunday before Easter commemorating Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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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
- 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: ฤดูถือบวชโดยอดอาหารประจำปีก่อนวันอีสเตอร์ของชาวคริสต์
- Turkish: 40 günlük Paskalya dönemi
- Ukrainian: піст
- Vietnamese: Tuần ăn chay
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