lent

English Thesaurus

1. a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (noun.time)

hypernym	:	season,
definition	:	a recurrent time marked by major holidays (noun.time)

part holonym	:	good friday,
definition	:	Friday before Easter (noun.time)

part holonym	:	ash wednesday,
definition	:	the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance (noun.time)

part meronym	:	church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar,
definition	:	a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals (noun.time)