What is another word for lent?
147 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɛnt], [ lˈɛnt], [ l_ˈɛ_n_t]
"Lent" is a term that often refers to the 40-day period of fasting, repentance, prayer, and charitable works leading up to Easter in the Christian faith. Synonyms for lent include "fast," "abstain," "give up," "refrain," "sacrifice," "forbear," "deny," "waive," "relinquish," "yield," "cede," "dedicate," and "devote." While the word "lent" is specific to the religious observance, these synonyms can be used in broader contexts to convey the idea of giving up or sacrificing something for a period of time. Whether one is observing Lent or simply seeking to make a personal sacrifice, these synonyms provide a variety of ways to express the act of abstaining from something for a period of time.
Synonyms for Lent:
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adj.
• given- Allowed ,
- Ascribed ,
- Attributed ,
- Awarded ,
- Bequeathed ,
- Consigned ,
- Contributed ,
- Delivered ,
- Disbursed ,
- Doled ,
- Imparted ,
- Lavished ,
- Offered ,
- Provided ,
- Rendered ,
- Served ,
- Showered ,
- Submitted ,
- Supplied ,
- Tendered ,
- allotted ,
- assigned ,
- bestowed ,
- dispensed ,
- donated ,
- endowed ,
- expended ,
- furnished ,
- given ,
- granted ,
- paid ,
- pledged ,
- presented ,
- rationed ,
- sent ,
- shared .
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n.
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- Ash Wednesday ,
- Christmas Day ,
- Easter Sunday ,
- Good Friday ,
- advent ,
- christmas ,
- easter ,
- epiphany ,
- holy week ,
- out at interest ,
- the Annunciation .
- lent .
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v.
• gave • lent Other synonyms:
- march .
Other relevant words:
- Borrowed ,
- Unborrowed ,
- add ,
- agape ,
- append ,
- banyan day ,
- be suitable ,
- bestow ,
- bland ,
- borrow ,
- break ,
- bring ,
- conduce ,
- confer ,
- contribute ,
- convey ,
- disclose ,
- discover ,
- distant ,
- divulge ,
- easy ,
- easygoing ,
- elegant ,
- expose ,
- faint ,
- fast ,
- fast day ,
- fasting ,
- feeble ,
- fetch ,
- flabby ,
- flaccid ,
- frugal ,
- gentle ,
- get ,
- give ,
- graceful ,
- impart ,
- impassive ,
- infirm ,
- languid ,
- lax ,
- lead ,
- left alone ,
- left out ,
- lend ,
- lending ,
- lenient ,
- lenten ,
- lententide ,
- limited ,
- loan ,
- mild ,
- moderate ,
- nerveless ,
- pathetic ,
- quadragesima ,
- reveal ,
- short commons ,
- short rations ,
- slow .
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How to use "Lent" in context?
When Christians approach lent, they are reaching for a time of resurrection and renewal, of returning to God's perfect plan for their lives. Lent is a 40-day season of preparation culminating in Easter. Lent is the time when we focus on becoming closer to God. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and culminates on Easter. Lent is made up of four stages: purgatory, confession, illumination, and resurrection. In purgatory, we mourn the death of our sins and seek righteousness. In confession, we admit our sins and ask for forgiveness. In illumination, we are shown the way to true repentance and salvation.
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
lending.
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Noun, singular or mass
lending.
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Verb, past tense
added, allotted, attached, bore, breathed, conceded, conferred, continued, conveyed, demonstrated, donated, drew, empowered, extended, fed, focused, granted, handed, handled, held, implemented, initiated, led, liaise, liaison, linked, made, paid, placed, played, printed, produced, proved, provide, received, signified, sounded, staged, supported, taught, tipped, wrought, Adduced, Allowed, Awarded, Was, Brought, Came, Cared, Carried, Catered, Cited, Enabled, Gave, Generated, Helped, Instituted, Introduced, Leaked, Listened, Loaned, Obtained, Offered, Passed, Quoted, Rated, Rendered, Resulted, Served, Took, Tendered, Threw, Underwent, Volunteered, Yielded, Contributed, Provided, Supplied, Swore, accords, ensured, linkages, imprinted, kicked, vests, prepped.
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Verb, past participle
accomplished, added, agreed, allotted, arranged, assigned, assisted, attached, available, backed, bestowed, blessed, blown, boiled, booked, cast, cleared, come, completed, conceded, conducted, conferred, consecrated, dedicated, demonstrated, derived, detached, devoted, directed, disconnected, dispatched, dispensed, donated, done, drawn, dressed, earned, effected, elapsed, embodied, empowered, endorsed, endowed, entrenched, equipped, estranged, evidenced, expended, expressed, extended, facilitated, fed, finished, focused, focussed, furnished, given, gone, granted, handed, heard, implemented, inclined, initiated, invested, led, loaded, made, moved, packed, paid, placed, played, pledged, poised, posted, powered, primed, produced, promised, proved, put, raised, realized, received, rolled, serviced, shed, signified, sounded, spent, substantiated, supported, surrendered, suspected, sworn, taken, taught, thrown, traveled, travelled, tuned, turned, uncovered, unshackled, untied, vested, voiced, Accorded, Adduced, Afforded, Allowed, Asked, Attracted, Attributed, Awarded, Been, Borne, Benefited, Bought, Brought, Carried, Channelled, Cited, Delegated, Deployed, Devolved, Disbursed, Displayed, Earmarked, Enjoyed, Enshrined, Exemplified, Exercised, Exerted, Exhibited, Flagged, Gained, Generated, Gotten, Grounded, Helped, Imparted, Injected, Introduced, Loaned, Looked, Manifested, Meted, Offered, Operated, Participated, Passed, Reaped, Rendered, Resulted, Sacrificed, Seconded, Served, Shown, Signaled, Tendered, Undergone, Underpinned, Undertaken, Worked, Yielded, Complied, Consented, Contributed, Cooperated, Poured, Procured, Progressed, Protested, Provided, Stationed, Stepped, Supplied, Survived, finalized, entrusted, circulated, ensured, allocated, hosted, positioned, prepped, laid, signalled, finalised, refuelled, outposted.
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Proper noun, singular
Holonyms for Lent:
n.
Hyponym for Lent:
n.
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time
season.
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time
Meronym for Lent:
n.
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time
Ash Wednesday, Good Friday.
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time
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