feast

  • 41feast — 1. noun a wedding feast Syn: banquet, dinner, treat; informal spread; Brit.; informal beanfeast, slap up meal 2. verb they feasted on lobster Syn: gorge, dine, binge; (feast on) devour …

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  • 42feast — [fiːst] noun [C] I a large meal, usually for a special occasion II verb feast [fiːst] feast on sth …

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  • 43Feast — 1) The day on which an anniversary of religious importance is celebrated; also, a village festival occurring on the feast day of the patron saint of that village s church. [< Lat. festa = festival, festive holiday] 2) A large festive meal for… …

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  • 44feast on — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To be avidly interested in: devour, relish. Slang: eat up. See CONCERN. II verb See feast …

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  • 45feast — n 1. celebration, ceremony, rite, ritual, observance; memorialization, ritualization, commemoration, remembrance, solemnization; occasion, event, holiday, holy day, feast day, saint s day; gala day, red letter day, anniversary, birthday, jubilee; …

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  • 46feast —    Aha aina (for various types, see Haw. Eng. entry and following entries); lū au, pālala, aipo olā; pā ina male (marriage); moku lehua. Feast of unleavened bread, akima …

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  • 47feast — šventė statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Auklėjimo forma, kai iškilmingai minimas reikšmingas valstybės, tautos, mokyklos, šeimos įvykis, asmeninė sukaktis. Šventės turi savo tradicijas, ritualus, sudaro galimybę kūrybingumui pasireikšti,… …

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  • 48Feast of the Assumption —     The Feast of the Assumption     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of the Assumption     The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August; also called in old liturgical books Pausatio, Nativitas (for heaven), Mors, Depositio …

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  • 49Feast of Fools — • A celebration marked by much license and buffoonery, which in many parts of Europe, and particularly in France, during the later middle ages took place every year on or about the feast of the Circumcision (1 Jan.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …

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  • 50Feast of Guardian Angels —     Feast of Guardian Angels     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of Guardian Angels     This feast, like many others, was local before it was placed in the Roman calendar. It was not one of the feasts retained in the Pian breviary, published in… …

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