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  1. feast
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  5. Feast of Fools
  6. Feast of Ingathering
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  8. Feast of Lights
  9. Feast of Lots
  10. Feast of Orthodoxy
  11. Feast of Tabernacles
  12. Feast of Unleavened Bread
  13. Feast of Weeks
  14. feast-or-famine
  15. immovable feast
  16. love feast
  17. smell-feast
  18. war feast

1feast

noun \ˈfēst\

Definition of FEAST

1
a : an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet
b (1) : something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment <a visual feast> (2) : abundance, profusion <an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan>
2
: a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
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Examples of FEAST

  1. give the annual Thanksgiving feast
  2. Every guest brought a different dish to the party, and we had quite a feast.
  3. There were hundreds of guests at the royal wedding feast.
  4. the feast of the Nativity

Origin of FEAST

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
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to FEAST

Synonyms
banquet, dinner, feed, regale, spread
Antonyms
deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with FEAST

beast, east, fleeced, least, piste, priest, reest, triste, yeast

2feast

verb

Definition of FEAST

intransitive verb
1
: to take part in a feast
2
: to enjoy some unusual pleasure or delight
transitive verb
1
: to give a feast for
2
: delight, gratify <feasting our eyes on the scenery>
— feast·er noun
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Examples of FEAST

  1. <the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country>
  2. <feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market>

First Known Use of FEAST

14th century

Related to FEAST

Synonyms
banquet, dine, junket, regale
Antonyms
displease

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