Lenten

English Etymology From en ang lenten, ang lencten, equivalent to en Lent -en. Pronunciation en /ˈlɛntən/ UK en ɛntən 2 Adjective Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent. And perhaps it was the same politick drift that the Divell whipt St. Jerom in a lenten dream, for reading Cicero . 1896, A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad, XXIX, line 8-10: And there's the Lenten lily / That has not long to stay / And dies on Easter day. en 2026-02-16 Eler Alicia Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Lent in rare alignment this year. The holidays follow different solar and lunar calendars, but some of them sync up in 2026 w:Minnesota Star Tribune https://www.startribune.com/lunar-new-year-fat-tuesday-ramadan-and-lent-occur-around-the-same-time-this-year/601581997 Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the last day to feast on rich, fatty foods before the 40-day Lenten season starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday. https://web.archive.org/web/20260917002025/https://www.startribune.com/lunar-new-year-fat-tuesday-ramadan-and-lent-occur-around-the-same-time-this-year/601581997 17 September 2026 Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre. II 2 To thinke, my Lord, if you delight not in Man, what Lenton entertainment the Players shall receiue from you . Derived terms en Lenten rose en Lententide, en Lent, en Lenten lily Translations pertaining to Lent Finnish: fi paastonaika paastonajan genitive of noun French: fr quadragésimal Hungarian: hu böjti, hu böjtös, hu nagyböjti Polish: pl wielkopostny Spanish: es cuaresmeño en terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dyew-