Lent
noun/lent/
/lent/
[uncountable]- (in the Christian Church) the period of 40 days from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter, traditionally a time of fasting (= giving up food or certain types of food), prayer and giving to charityTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginMiddle English: abbreviation of Lenten.
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