lent
Definition of lent
(Entry 1 of 2)
past tense and past participle of lend
Lent
nounDefinition of Lent (Entry 2 of 2)
: the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
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The first known use of lent was in the 13th century
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