feast

  • 21feast — 1 noun (C) 1 a large meal for a lot of people, to celebrate a special occasion: a wedding feast | hold a feast: A great feast was held in Columbus s honour. 2 a very good, large meal: Jane s mother had cooked us a real feast. | midnight feast (=a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22Feast — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Feast », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Cinéma et télévision Feast (Praznik) est un film …

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  • 23feast — I n. a royal, sumptuous feast II v. (formal) (D; intr., tr.) to feast on, upon (to feast on Chateaubriand; to feast one s eyes on beautiful scenery) * * * [fiːst] sumptuous feast upon (to feast on Chateaubriand; to feast one s eyes on beautiful… …

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  • 24Feast — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Feast Produktionsland USA …

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  • 25feast — [[t]fist[/t]] n. 1) any rich or abundant meal 2) a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests: a wedding feast[/ex] 3) something highly agreeable or satisfying 4) rel a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usu. of a religious… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26feast — /fist / (say feest) noun 1. a periodical celebration, or day or time of celebration, of religious or other character, in commemoration of some event or person, or having some other special significance: feasts of the Church; the medieval feast of …

  • 27feast — Synonyms and related words: High Holiday, High Holy Day, Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Sabbath, Saturnalia, Sunday, allay, anniversary, appease, assuage, bank holiday, banquet, bean feast, beano, birthday, blow, blowout, board, bread, bread and… …

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  • 28feast — {{11}}feast (n.) c.1200, religious anniversary characterized by rejoicing (rather than fasting), from O.Fr. feste (12c., Mod.Fr. fête) religious festival; noise, racket, from V.L. *festa (fem. sing.; Cf. It. festa, Sp. fiesta), from L. festa… …

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  • 29feast — n. & v. n. 1 a large or sumptuous meal. 2 a gratification to the senses or mind. 3 a an annual religious celebration. b a day dedicated to a particular saint. 4 an annual village festival. v. 1 intr. partake of a feast; eat and drink sumptuously …

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  • 30feast — I. noun Etymology: Middle English feste, from Anglo French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple Date: 13th century 1. a. an elaborate and usually abundant… …

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