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...
- The Lent International Summer Festival is a major arts festival held for approximately two w****s at the end of June annually in Maribor, Slovenia. Organized...
- 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...
- Great Lent, or the Great Fast (Gr****: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή, Megali Tessarakosti or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, Megali Nisteia, meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast"...
- Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the...
- Lent is a neighbourhood of Nijmegen and former village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the muni****lity of Nijmegen, about 2 km north...
- Quinquagesimae, Estomihi, Shrove Sunday, Pork Sunday, or the Sunday next before Lent. Being the Lord's Day before the start of the Lenten season, it is known...
- producer Matthew James Lent, who came to international attention on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing joint runner-up. Lent grew up in St. Petersburg...
- Lent term, named for Lent, the six-w**** fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities: University...
- Senator Lent may refer to: Abraham Lent (New York politician) (1815–1882), New York State Senate Berkeley Lent (1921–2007), Oregon State Senate Dave Lent (fl...