Pre-Easter period Crossword Clue

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Pre-Easter period Crossword Answer

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LENTEN

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(noun)
1. a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PERIOD (noun)
1. an amount of time
2. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
EASTER (noun)
1. a wind from the east
2. a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

LENTEN
(6 letters)

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