Lent Definition

lĕnt
noun
The period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed variously in Christian churches by fasting and penitence.
Webster's New World
In the Middle Ages, the period from Martinmas (November 11) to Christmas.
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pronoun

Period of penitence for Christians before Easter.

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verb

Lend.

Webster's New World

Simple past tense and past participle of lend.

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Origin of Lent

  • Shortened form of Lenten, from Old English lencten. Related to German Lenz (“springtime"), which is derived from a word related to long, because of the longer days.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lenten, lente spring, Lent from Old English lencten del-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lent Sentence Examples

  • Occasionally, he even lent a hand with the chores at Bird Song.

  • The amount lent on security was 4,153,229.

  • He returned to motel in mid-evening, in a car lent to him by the accommodating authorities.

  • At Constantinople, too, three Sundays were added and associated with the Easter festival in the same way as the Sundays in Lent proper.

  • Jenn checked her pocket, not surprised to see the phone Darian lent her was missing.

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Words Starting With

LLELEN

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Lent

Words Starting With L and Ending With T

Starts With L & Ends With TStarts With LE & Ends With TStarts With L & Ends With NT

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With L4 Letter Words Ending With T