Meaning of Lent | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
2. A surname.
3. Alternative letter-case form of Lent.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
4. The 40 days preceding Lazarus Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week.
5. The 46 days preceding Easter, reckoned as 40 days by excluding Sundays.
6. Ellipsis of Lent term.
   UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
7. vassa, period of the Buddhist lent during the rainy season
   Myanmar

Equivalents

Examples

“Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent.”

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