belonging+to+Lent

  • 1Lent, The Season of —    The word Lent has no special significance save only as it designates the time of the Fast before Easter. The word is derived from the Anglo Saxon lencten, meaning the spring season. From this we learn that the Lenten Fast means simply the Fast …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 2lenten — a. 1. Of Lent, belonging to Lent, used in Lent, in Lent. 2. Sparing, meagre, abstemious, spare, light, lean, slender …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 3Quadragesimal — Quad ra*ges i*mal, a. [Cf. F. quadrag[ e]simal.] Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Lenten — adjective belonging to Lent To think, my lord, if you delight not in …

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  • 5List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament …

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  • 6Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

    Universalium

  • 7ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 8Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite — • The liturgy and Rite of the Church of Milan, which derives its name from St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (374 397) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite     Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 9Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …

    Universalium

  • 10List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its …

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