lent
-1 n. கிறித்தவ மதத்தினர் அனுசரிக்கும் நாற்பது நாள் நோன்பு, இயேசுபெருமான் பாலையிற் கழித்த நாட்களைக் கொண்டாடும் விழா.-v-lend என்பதன் இறந்தகால முடிவெச்சம்.
Lent, Defn: imp. & p. p. of Lend. Lent, n. Etym: [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.) Defn: A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior. Lent, a. Etym: [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F. lent. See Lenient.] 1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] B.Jonson. 2. (Mus.) Defn: See Lento. Lent, Defn: imp. & p. p. of Lend. Lent, n. Etym: [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.) Defn: A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior. Lent, a. Etym: [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F. lent. See Lenient.] 1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] B.Jonson. 2. (Mus.) Defn: See Lento.