: the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
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Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The Chosen: Last Supper (as Season 5 is titled) will, as Season 4 did, first land in theaters — during Lent beginning Thursday, March 27, and spanning four weeks of screenings.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Nov. 2024
The annual liturgical calendar reminds us of the cycle of seasons— Advent, Christmas, Easter, Lent, and Ordinary time.
—Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
Olivia Heller/The Hustle Aviv Nevo, an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied a similar phenomenon: the decline of tuna prices during Lent, when the fish is in high demand.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 15 Nov. 2024
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It was initially conceived as a time of fasting and penitence, not unlike Lent, during which observant Christians prepared themselves to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The Chosen: Last Supper (as Season 5 is titled) will, as Season 4 did, first land in theaters — during Lent beginning Thursday, March 27, and spanning four weeks of screenings.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Nov. 2024
The annual liturgical calendar reminds us of the cycle of seasons— Advent, Christmas, Easter, Lent, and Ordinary time.
—Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
Olivia Heller/The Hustle Aviv Nevo, an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied a similar phenomenon: the decline of tuna prices during Lent, when the fish is in high demand.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lent. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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Lent
noun
: a period of fasting and regret for one's sins that is observed on the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter by many churches
Lenten
adjective
ˈlent-ᵊn
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