Definition of lent

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Lent (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..

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Counterfoil :: Counterfoil (n.) That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; -- called also counterstock..
Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting..
Rarely :: Rarely (adv.) Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2..
Truculent :: Truculent (a.) Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia..
Excellence :: Excellence (n.) The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
Churly :: Churly (a.) Rude; churlish; violent.
Urge :: Urge (v. t.) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat..
Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To soften; to dissolve.
Boisterous :: Boisterous (a.) Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous behavior..
Avaunt :: Avaunt (interj.) Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase Get thee gone..
Stilpnomelane :: Stilly (adv.) In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly.
Outrageous :: Outrageous (n.) Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious..
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) That which repels.
Electrify :: Electrify (v. t.) To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience..
Spurtle :: Spurt (v. i.) To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency..
Convulse :: Convulse (v. t.) To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
First :: First (a.) Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece..
Roister :: Roister (v. i.) To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent..
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful..
Stern :: Sterling (a.) Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense..
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