lent
vb the past tense and past participle of →
lend
Lent
n
1 (Christianity) 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
2 modifier falling within or associated with the season before Easter
Lent observance
3 pl (at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races
(Old English lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight))
lent lily
n another name for the →
daffodil
Lent term
n the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments
English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus
Lent
n
1 (Christianity) 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
2 modifier falling within or associated with the season before Easter
Lent observance
3 pl (at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races (Old English lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight))
lent
vb the past tense and past participle of →
lend
lent lily
n another name for the →
daffodil
Lent term
n the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments
English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus
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