Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday until Easter observed by Christians as a season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter.
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Etymologies
- Middle English lenten, lente, spring, Lent, from Old English lencten; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“What a freaky idea, that I hear more and more often: «the Sundays which technically are not "of" Lent but "in" Lent and do not count in the forty days of Lent»!”
“According to Webster's dictionary, the word "Lent" comes from the Middle English "lengten”
“The Church’s Year of Grace, vol. II, p. 99) the formulary for today’s Mass for the First Sunday in Lent is one of the most ancient in the traditional Roman rite.”
“For the devout, Lent is a time of spiritual cleansing, and includes fasting from meat and most animal products.”
“With 11 days to go, Greek Orthodox Easter Lent is fast approaching.”
“It was notable that the training course runs over three weeks in Lent term, making it practically impossible for any lecturer to take part in it.”
“| "Lent is the sacramental expression of the brief life we live here ...”
“Lent is the sacramental expression of the brief life we live here, a life of probation, without a moment in it we can afford to waste.”
“Lent is the sacramental expression of the brief life we live here ...”
“« "Lent is the sacramental expression of the brief life we live here ...”
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