lenten fast
1Lenten — Lent en, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See {Lent}, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season. [1913 Webster] She quenched her fury at the flood, And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood.… …
2Lenten color — Lenten Lent en, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See {Lent}, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season. [1913 Webster] She quenched her fury at the flood, And with a Lenten salad cooled her… …
3Fast — • Abstinence from food or drink Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fast Fast † Catholic …
4fast — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal feast, Encratism, Friday, Lenten diet, Lenten entertainment, Lenten fare, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorism, Rechabitism, Sabbath, Shakerism, Spartan fare, Stoicism, Sunday, abandoned, abstain, abstainment,… …
5Nativity Fast — Liturgical year Western Advent Christmastide Epiphany Pre Lent Lent Easter Triduum Eastertide Ascensiontide Pentecost Ordinary Time Eastern Feast of Cross Nativity Fast Nativity Th …
6Pre-Lenten Season — The Pre Lenten Season (see also Septuagesima) is the period of preparation before the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent.Western ChurchesIn the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches, the pre Lenten season lastis from Septuagesima …
7Apostles' Fast — The Apostles Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, the Fast of Peter and Paul, or sometimes St. Peter s Fast, [Bulgakov, Sergei, Handbook for Church Servers , [http://www.transfigcathedral.org/faith/Bulgakov/0643.pdf Movable Feasts and …
8FASTING AND FAST DAYS — FASTING AND FAST DAYS, the precept (or custom) of refraining from eating and drinking. In the Bible Although the origins of the ritual of fasting are obscure, several current theories claim that it originated as (1) a spiritual preparation for… …
9Great Lent — Orthodox church in the Czech Republic vested in lenten colors. Liturgical year Western …
10Lent — Quaresma redirects here. For other uses, see Quaresma (disambiguation). This article is about the observance of Lent in Western Christianity. For Lent in Orthodox Christianity, see Great Lent. For other uses, see Lent (disambiguation). Acolytes… …
