Loaned vs. Lent — What's the Difference?

An instance of lending

Past tense and past participle of lend.

A sum of money that is lent, usually with an interest fee

Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is a religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later; depending on the Christian denomination and local custom, Lent concludes either on the evening of Maundy Thursday, or at sundown on Holy Saturday, when the Easter Vigil is celebrated. Regardless, Lenten practices are properly maintained until the evening of Holy Saturday.

The agreement or contract specifying the terms and conditions of the repayment of such a sum.

(in the Christian Church) the period preceding Easter, which is devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness. In the Western Church it runs from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, and so includes forty weekdays.

The repayment obligation associated with such an agreement

A 40-day period of fasting and penitence observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. In Western churches, Lent lasts from Ash Wednesday until Easter, usually excepting Sundays.

The right to payment associated with such an agreement

Simple past tense and past participle of lend

The state of being lent for temporary use

A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.

To lend (money or property).

Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.

Simple past tense and past participle of loan

See Lento.

A period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday