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The best answer is the Italian word for (Slow) and this was/is used on Marine telegraphs- in one form the four power settings were ( avanti assumed) Lentissimo ( dead slow) Lento ( slow) Mezzo ( half) and Tutti ( Full speed) an alternate theory has it comes from the German word Lenz for Spring. I"ll stand by the Slow speed setting!
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What Christian period is at the end of Lent?
Holy Week followed by the Easter Triduum come at the end of Lent.
What day does lent end in Christianity during 2010?
In the year 2010 lent will come to a end on Easter sunday.
Why did sir Walter Raleigh come to the new world?
He didn't. He put together two voyages to the New World and lent his name to a third voyage in 1587, but he never came here himself.
How do wwe wrestlers come up with such cool finishers?
choreographers that are lent out to them by the ballet.
What is called the fourth Sunday of lent?
The fourth Sunday in Lent is called "Laetare Sunday". On this Sunday in Lent priests may wear Rose-colored vestments for the liturgy. The purpose of the Sunday is to encourage the Faithful who have come through four weeks of Lent in fastings and prayers. Laetare Sunday therefore is a festive interlude amid the highly penitential season of Lent.
Lent is an Old English word for?
The English word "Lent" come from the Middle English word lenten and the Old English word lencten meaning the season of spring.
Is Lent a Catholic practice?
Yes. Celebrated before Easter. It is a time of preparation for what is to come; the death of Our Lord on the Cross.
Did Michelangelo change world history?
In one word, yes. Its an in depth topic but it deals with what he lent to the artistic world.
What is a sentence for lent?
He lent her the book yesterday.She lent over and picked up her drink.
How do you get lent out of clothes?
with a lent brush
Why is lent colled lent?
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Another word for lent?
Lent might mean as sacrifice, but there is no other word or an alternative for Lent.
