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  1. imp. & p. p. of Lend
  2. imp. & p. p. of Lend.
  3. n. 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.
  4. a. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.
  5. a. See Lento.
  6. n. a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
  7. n. a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday