单词 | st martin's lent |
释义 | > as lemmasSt Martin's Lent St Martin's Lent n. the forty days between Martinmas and Christmas Eve, formerly observed as a fast. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Lent The antient Latin Monks had three Lents; the Grand Lent before Easter; another before Christmas, call'd, The Lent of St. Martin; and a third after Whitsunday, call'd that of St. John Baptist: each of which consisted of forty Days.] 1905 N.E.D. at Martin sb.3 St. Martin's Lent. < as lemmas |
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