meaning of lent
1. imp. & p. p. of Lend.
2. 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.
3. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.
4. See Lento.
5. of Lend
6. a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
Related Words
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