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
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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
suffix
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the seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a feast in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles 50 days after Easter
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an annual Muslim festival marking the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca. Animals are sacrificed and their meat shared among poor people
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the second Sunday before Lent
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the fifth Sunday in Lent (the second Sunday before Easter), when Passiontide begins
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a literal translation of Sukkoth
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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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