Lent
E7469
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lent canonical | 75 |
| Great Lent | 31 |
| Season of Lent | 2 |
| Fridays of Great Lent | 1 |
| Great Fast (Lent) | 1 |
| Great Lent (Coptic observance) | 1 |
| Great Lent in Eastern Christianity | 1 |
| Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite | 1 |
| Passiontide | 1 |
| Sunday in Lent | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17655 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lent Context triple: [Christianity, hasImportantSeason, Lent]
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A.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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B.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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C.
Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar, especially in Roman Catholicism, that falls outside the major festal periods like Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter and focuses on the ongoing life and teachings of Jesus.
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D.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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E.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lent Target entity description: Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
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A.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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B.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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C.
Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar, especially in Roman Catholicism, that falls outside the major festal periods like Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter and focuses on the ongoing life and teachings of Jesus.
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D.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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E.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian observance
ⓘ
liturgical season ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lenten season
ⓘ
Quadragesima ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paschal Triduum
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Triduum
Holy Week ⓘ Passion of Jesus ⓘ |
| calendarType | movable observance ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
almsgiving
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ penitence ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus Christ’s 40 days of fasting in the desert
ⓘ
Jesus’ temptation by Satan in the wilderness ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Easter as a season of joy ⓘ |
| determinedBy | date of Easter ⓘ |
| duration |
40 days in Western Christianity (excluding Sundays)
ⓘ
approximately 6 weeks ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conversion of heart
ⓘ
preparation for baptism or renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| endsBefore |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| endsOn | Holy Saturday in many traditions ⓘ |
| fastingObligation | varies by denomination ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryPurpose | preparation for Easter ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
ashes
ⓘ
cross ⓘ desert imagery ⓘ |
| includesDay |
Good Friday in many traditions
ⓘ
Maundy Thursday in many traditions ⓘ Palm Sunday ⓘ |
| includesPeriod | Holy Week in many traditions ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
purple
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
many Reformed churches ⓘ |
| precedes | Easter season ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seasonIn | liturgical year ⓘ |
| startsOn | Ash Wednesday ⓘ |
| typicalPractice |
abstinence from certain foods
ⓘ
abstinence from meat on specific days ⓘ acts of charity ⓘ confession of sins ⓘ increased prayer ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lent Description of subject: Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
Referenced by (115)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Lent
subject surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Great Lent
subject surface form:
Vastenavend