Lendedverb
(nonstandard) lend
Lentnoun
alternative form of Lent|
Lentverb
simple past tense and past participle of lend
Lent
imp. & p. p. of Lend.
Lentnoun
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.
Lentadjective
Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.
Lentadjective
See Lento.
Lentnoun
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
Lentnoun
(in the Christian Church) the period preceding Easter, which is devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness. In the Western Church it runs from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, and so includes forty weekdays.
Lentnoun
the boat races held at Cambridge University in the Lent term.
Lent
Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is a religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later; depending on the Christian denomination and local custom, Lent concludes either on the evening of Maundy Thursday, or at sundown on Holy Saturday, when the Easter Vigil is celebrated. Regardless, Lenten practices are properly maintained until the evening of Holy Saturday.