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Great Lent
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English
Etymology
A calque from a language with traditional Orthodox practice, where this fast is called "great" to distinguish it from the Advent and Dormition fasts, likely a en gkm Μεγάλη Νηστεία 1.
Proper noun
Great Lent
en Christianity In Eastern Christianity, the period of fasting before Pascha.
Synonyms
en Great Fast
Translations
Great Lent
Armenian: hy Մեծ Պահք Great Fast
French: fr Grand Carême m
German: de große Fastenzeit f, de Große Fastenzeit f
Greek: el Μεγάλη Νηστεία
Russian: ru Вели́кий по́ст m
Slovak: sk Veľký pôst m
Spanish: es Gran Cuaresma f
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: ota بیوك پرهیز Büyük Perhiz
Ukrainian: uk Вели́кий піст m
See also
en Lent
en Easter Observances