An indulgence (indulgence, n. 3a) which remits as much sin as would forty days of penance. Chiefly in lent of pardon (formerly also †penance). Now…
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释义 | society > faith > worship > liturgical year > fast > [noun] > period of > of 40 days (3) lent of pardon (formerly also penance)c1450 An indulgence (indulgence, n. 3a) which remits as much sin as would forty days of penance. Chiefly in lent of pardon (formerly also †penance). Now… carenec1503 A forty days' fast; a remission or indulgence from forty days of fasting. ? = quarantain, n. 1. quadragesimal1565 A fast lasting forty days; (more generally) any fast. Obsolete. |
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