Definition of Lent. Meaning of Lent. Synonyms of Lent

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Definition of Lent

Lent
Lent Lent (l[e^]nt), imp. & p. p. of Lend.
Lent
Lent Lent, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.) 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. Lent lily (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its blossoming in spring.
Lent
Lent Lent, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F. lent. See Lenient.] 1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 2. (Mus.) See Lento.

Meaning of Lent from wikipedia

- Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes the 40...
- Great Lent, or the Great Fast (Gr****: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή, Megali Tessarakosti or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, Megali Nisteia, meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast"...
- Look up lent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lent, in Western Christianity, is the period before the Christian holy day of Easter. Lent may also refer...
- of Lent, in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Traditionally, this Sunday has been a day of celebration within the austere period of Lent. This...
- Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", referring to it...
- Christianity, which also calls it Great W****, it is the w**** following Great Lent and Lazarus Sa****ay, starting on the evening of Palm Sunday and concluding...
- the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day with Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is observed in...
- a pleasure or luxury during the observance of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. The tradition of Lent has its roots in Jesus Christ praying and fasting...
- denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent: the seven w****s of prayer, fasting and almsgiving before the arrival of...
- Pre-Lent begins the Christian time of preparation for Easter, in the three w****s before Lent. This period launches a campaign of catechesis, reflected...