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Lent lily — Lent Lent, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.) A fast of forty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hellebore — Taxobox name = Hellebore image width = 240px image caption = Helleborus niger , the so called Christmas rose , in the wild regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Ranunculaceae genus =… … Wikipedia
Pampanga — Infobox Philippine province name = Pampanga sealfile = Ph seal of pampanga.png region = Central Luzon (Region III) capital = City of San Fernando founded = December 11, 1571 pop2000 = 1,882,730 pop2000rank = 10th largest popden2000 = 863… … Wikipedia
Golden Rose — The Golden Rose is a gold ornament, which popes have traditionally blessed annually. It is occasionally conferred as a token of reverence or affection. Recipients have included churches and sanctuaries, royalty, military figures, and governments … Wikipedia
Lent — Lent, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.) A fast of forty days,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beaver — Taxobox name = Beavers fossil range = Late Miocene – Recent image caption = American Beaver image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Castoridae genus = Castor genus authority = Linnaeus … Wikipedia
Pysanka — A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky ) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty , to write , as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other… … Wikipedia
Jesus — This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. For other uses, see Jesus (disambiguation). Jesus … Wikipedia
hellebore — /hel euh bawr , bohr /, n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Helleborus, of the buttercup family, having basal leaves and clusters of flowers, esp. H. niger, the Christmas rose. 2. any of various plants of the genus Veratrum. Cf. false… … Universalium
Lent — n. 1 Eccl. the period from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, of which the 40 weekdays are devoted to fasting and penitence in commemoration of Christ s fasting in the wilderness. 2 (in pl.) the boat races held at Cambridge in the Lent term. Phrases … Useful english dictionary
