Meaning Of The Word Lent

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What's The Definition Of Lent?

-lent in American English
suffix: a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, with the meaning “having in quantity, full of” that specified by the initial element; var. of -ulent

lent
Lent is the past tense and past participle of lend.
uncountable noun: Lent is the period of forty days before Easter, during which some Christians give up something that they enjoy.

Lent in American English
lend
the period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed variously in Christian churches by fasting and penitence
noun: an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches
verb

lent in British English
noun: the period of forty weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus' fasting in the wilderness
verb

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