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FeastFeast Feast (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast,
OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr.
festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. Fair, n.,
Festal, F[^e]te.]
1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a
joyous, anniversary.
The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. --Ex.
xiii. 6.
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the
feast of the passover. --Luke ii. 41.
Note: Ecclesiastical fasts are called immovable when they
always occur on the same day of the year; otherwise
they are called movable.
2. A festive or joyous meal; a grand, ceremonious, or
sumptuous entertainment, of which many guests partake; a
banquet characterized by tempting variety and abundance of
food.
Enough is as good as a feast. --Old Proverb.
Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand
of his lords. --Dan. v. 1.
3. That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight;
something highly agreeable; entertainment.
The feast of reason, and the flow of soul. --Pope.
Feast day, a holiday; a day set as a solemn commemo?ative
festival.
Syn: Entertainment; regale; banquet; treat; carousal;
festivity; festival.
Usage: Feast, Banquet, Festival, Carousal. A feast
sets before us viands superior in quantity, variety,
and abudance; a banquet is a luxurious feast; a
festival is the joyful celebration by good cheer of
some agreeable event. Carousal is unrestrained
indulgence in frolic and drink. Feast
Feast Feast, v. t.
1. To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the
table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king.
--Hayward.
2. To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.
Feast your ears with the music a while. --Shak.
Meaning of Feasts from wikipedia
- calendar,
there are two prin****l
feasts,
properly known as the
Feast of the
Nativity of our Lord (Christmas) and the
Feast of the
Resurrection (Easter),...
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between Simple feasts and
double (i.e., two
simple feasts celebrated together). In
Double Feasts, the
order of
hymns and
readings for each
feast are rigidly...
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Feasts in
Mesoamerica served as
settings for
social and
political negotiations.
Wealthy or
royal families hosted feasts for the
purpose of
gaining loyalty...
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Feastables is a
chocolate and
snack brand created by
American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson,
better known as
MrBeast online. In
January 2022,
Donaldson announced...
- All Prin****l
Feasts are also Prin****l Holy Days,
sharing equal status with
those Prin****l Holy Days
which are not Prin****l
Feasts. They are considered...
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moveable feasts with dates,
published by the
Church of England. "Why Some
Feasts Are Moveable" – a
Slate article "How the
dates of
moveable feasts are calculated...
- the
great feasts are in
honor of
Jesus Christ,
while the
other four are
dedicated to the
Virgin Mary—the Theotokos. The
Twelve Great Feasts are as follows...
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celebrates the
feasts of
Saints in
connection with the
manifestation of the Lord.
Feasts celebrated during the
period Feast of
Epiphany or
Feast of Baptism...
- and movable.
Fixed feasts occur on the same
calendar day
every year,
whereas movable feasts change each year. The
moveable feasts are
generally relative...
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winners and nominees". The Guardian. 17
March 2010. Wollaston, Sam (6
April 2010). "Heston's
Feasts - TV review". The Guardian. Heston's
Feasts at IMDb...
