paasto — meaning in English

English meaning

• emission noun Something released or given off, such as gas, light, or radiation.
• fasting noun Going without food, often for religious, spiritual, or health reasons.
• Lent verb Past tense and past participle of lend.

Senses

paasto is used for these senses in English:

• Lent (Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
• emission Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
• fasting Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
• fasting Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.

emission — full definition

1. noun Something released or given off, such as gas, light, or radiation.
2. noun The act of sending something out or releasing it.

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