Entertainment

Entertainment
Entertainment En`ter*tain"ment, n. [Cf. OF. entretenement.] 1. The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general. [1913 Webster]

The entertainment of Christ by faith. --Baxter. [1913 Webster]

The sincere entertainment and practice of the precepts of the gospel. --Bp. Sprat. [1913 Webster]

2. That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement. [1913 Webster]

Theatrical entertainments conducted with greater elegance and refinement. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

3. Admission into service; service. [1913 Webster]

Some band of strangers in the adversary's entertainment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Payment of soldiers or servants; wages. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence. --Sir J. Davies.

Syn: Amusement; diversion; recreation; pastime; sport; feast; banquet; repast; carousal. [1913 Webster]


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  • entertainment — en‧ter‧tain‧ment [ˌentəˈteɪnmənt ǁ tər ] noun [uncountable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES when a company or businessperson spends money on taking customers to restaurants, bars, theatres etc, as a way of making business deals easier to complete: • The group …   Financial and business terms

  • Entertainment! — Studioalbum von Gang of Four Veröffentlichung September 1979 Label EMI Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Entertainment! — Studio album by Gang of Four Released September 1979 …   Wikipedia

  • Entertainment.ie — is a Dublin based Irish website that provides extensive cinema, TV, live music, theatre, comedy, exhibition and festival listings for free, as well as celebrity gossip, music and movie news, movie and DVD reviews, CD reviews and up to date… …   Wikipedia

  • Entertainment! — est le premier album du groupe post punk britannique Gang of Four. Il est paru sur EMI en Angleterre en 1979 et sur Warner Bros. aux États Unis l année suivante. Avec Entertainment!, Gang of Four introduisait pour la première fois son mélange de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Entertainment — ist eine andere Bezeichnung für Unterhaltung, Zeitvertreib ein Album der Band Gang of Four, siehe Entertainment! Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begrif …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • entertainment — index enjoyment (pleasure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • entertainment — /entə teinmənt/, it. /enter tɛinment/ s. ingl. (propr. intrattenimento ), usato in ital. al masch. (massm., teatr.) [genere di spettacolo leggero, di evasione] ▶◀ show business …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • entertainment — 1530s, “provision for support of a retainer; manner of social behavior,” now obsolete, along with other 16c. senses; from ENTERTAIN (Cf. entertain) + MENT (Cf. ment). Meaning “the amusement of someone” is from 1610s; “that which… …   Etymology dictionary

  • entertainment — /enterteinəment, ingl. ˌɛntəteɪnmənt/ [vc. ingl., propr. «intrattenimento», da to entertain «intrattenere, divertire»] s. m. inv. spettacolo leggero □ intrattenimento, divertimento …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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