Lent Word Search
Free Lent word search. We picked 12 themed words — what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: ASHES, ASHWEDNESDAY, LENT, FASTING, ABSTINENCE, PENANCE, REPENTANCE, PRAYER, SCRIPTURE, BIBLE, PSALM, LAMB.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Lent word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- ASHES /ˈæʃɪz/ · noun
- The powdery gray residue left after something, especially a fire or a body in cremation, has burned completely. Related: cinders, embers, soot, char.
- LENT /lɛnt/ · verb
- The past tense and past participle of lend: to give someone something temporarily, or to provide or extend something such as help, attention, or support. Related: loaned, provided, gave, granted.
- FASTING /ˈfɑːstɪŋ/ (UK); /ˈfæstɪŋ/ (US) · noun
- The practice or period of abstaining from food, either entirely or from certain foods, typically for religious observance, health reasons, or medical preparation. Related: abstinence, dieting, starvation.
- ABSTINENCE /ˈæbstɪnəns/ · noun
- The practice of refraining from indulging in something, especially food, drink, or sexual activity, typically for moral, religious, or health reasons. Related: restraint, self-denial, temperance, sobriety.
- PENANCE /ˈpɛnəns/ · noun; also verb
- An act or punishment undertaken to make atonement for wrongdoing, especially a religious or moral act of repentance. It can also refer to the condition of remorse for a wrong or offense. Related: atonement, repentance, expiation, contrition.
- REPENTANCE /rɪˈpɛntəns/ · noun
- Regret or remorse for wrongdoing, together with a desire to turn away from it and change one's conduct. In religious contexts, it often means recognition of sin and a return to moral or spiritual life. Related: remorse, contrition, regret, penitence.
- PRAYER /prɛər/ (British); /prɪr/ (American) · noun
- A solemn communication addressed to God or another deity, typically expressing worship, gratitude, repentance, or a request for help. By extension, it means an earnest or formal plea for a desired outcome. Related: petition, supplication, plea, entreaty.
- SCRIPTURE /ˈskrɪptʃər/ · noun
- Sacred writings, especially the Bible, regarded as authoritative or divinely inspired. The word can also refer to a passage or text from a sacred work. Related: sacred text, holy writing, scriptural text, sacred scripture.
- BIBLE /ˈbaɪbəl/ · noun
- The sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments; more broadly, any authoritative book or collection of writings on a particular subject. Related: scripture, holy writ, sacred text, good book.
- PSALM /sɑːm/ · noun
- A sacred song or hymn, especially one of the sacred poems in the Hebrew Bible or the Book of Psalms. In literary and religious contexts, the word can also refer more broadly to a solemn song of praise, lament, or prayer. Related: hymn, canticle, sacred song, religious song.
- LAMB /læm/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, lamb means a young sheep or the meat of a sheep, especially a young sheep. It can also refer figuratively to a meek, innocent, or vulnerable person; as a verb, it means to give birth to lambs. Related: kid, mutton, innocent, meek one.
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