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51Lent — A period of forty weekdays preceding Easter Sunday, observed by Christians, as a period of great religious significance, in attendance at daily religious services and sometimes in fasting. See Jack of Lent …
52-lent — suffix forming adjectives (pestilent; violent) (cf. ULENT). Etymology: L lentus ful * * * a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, var. of ulent: pestilent. * * * suffix (forming adjectives) full of; characterized by pestilent | violent… …
53Lent (Jura) — Lent …
54Lent (disambiguation) — Lent can refer to: * Lent, in Western Christianity, the period before the Christian holy day of Easter. * Great Lent, in Eastern Christianity, the period that corresponds to Western Lent. * Lent, Ain, a commune in the Ain department, in France *… …
55Lent 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… …
56Lent 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… …
57Lent term — is the name of the spring Academic term at the following British universities: *University of Cambridge *LSE *Exeter University *University of Lancaster *University of Wales, Lampeterand was the name of the autumn term at the University of Sydney …
58lent-stock — variant of linstock …
59Lent (Ain) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lent. 46° 07′ 13″ N 5° 11′ 47″ E …
60Lent Bumps — The Lent Bumps (also Lent Races, Lents) are a set of rowing races held on the River Cam in Cambridge. The races are open to all college boat clubs from the University of Cambridge and CCAT Boat Club, the boat club for members of Anglia Ruskin… …
