Great Lent
English
Etymology
A calque from a language with traditional Orthodox practice, where this fast is called "great" to distinguish it from the Advent and Dormition fasts, likely Calque of Byzantine Greek Μεγάλη Νηστεία (Megálē Nēsteía).
Proper noun
- (Christianity) In Eastern Christianity, the period of fasting before Pascha.
Synonyms
Translations
Great Lent
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