veertigdagentijd

Dutch

Etymology

veertig (“forty”) +‎ dagen (“days”) +‎ tijd (“time, period”), based on Latin quadragesima, referring to the forty days (exclusive of Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Easter.

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Noun

veertigdagentijd m (plural veertigdagentijden)

1. (Christianity) Lent (fast before Easter)

Synonyms

• vastentijd