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11Lent Event — is a community based Christian social justice movement begun in Australia in the early 2000s by Sarah White of Sydney. It began in the West Epping Uniting Church.White perceived a need to help people in under developed countries and, to raise… …
12Lent — /lent/, n. (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches. [bef.… …
13lent — /lent/, v. pt. and pp. of lend. * * * In the Christian church, a period of penitential preparation for Easter, observed since apostolic times. Western churches once provided for a 40 day fast (excluding Sundays), in imitation of Jesus fasting in… …
14Lent — Lent, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.) A fast of forty days,… …
15Lent lily — Lent Lent, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.) A fast of forty… …
16Lent — Lent, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F. lent. See {Lenient}.] 1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) See {Lento}. [1913 Webster] …
17Lent — puede referirse a Lent, comuna de Ain (Francia); Lent, comuna de Jura (Francia). Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …
18Lent — [lent] n. [ME lenten < OE lengten, the spring < Gmc * langat tin < base of LONG1 + * tina , day < IE base * dei , to shine > L dies, day: from the lengthening of the days in the spring; akin to Ger lenz, spring] 1. the period of… …
19Lent — (l[e^]nt), imp. & p. p. of {Lend}. [1913 Webster] …
20lent — [lent] v the past tense and past participle of ↑lend …
