Definition of 'lent'
Lent is the past tense and past participle of lend.
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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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Lent in American English
(lent)
noun
(in the Christian religion)
an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches
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Word origin
[bef. 1000; ME lente(n), OE lencten, lengten spring, Lent, lit., lengthening (of daylight hours); c. D lente, G Lenz spring; see Lenten]Word Frequency
-lent in American English
suffix
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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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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
- Spanish: Cuaresma
- Swedish: fastan
- Thai: ฤดูถือศีลอดก่อนวันอีสเตอร์ของชาวคริสต์ (เป็นเวลา 40 วัน)
- Turkish: 40 günlük Paskalya dönemi
- Ukrainian: піст
- Vietnamese: Tuần ăn chay
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