What does feast mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
banquet, feastnoun
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feastnoun
something experienced with great delight
"a feast for the eyes"
banquet, feast, spreadnoun
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
"a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
fete, feast, fiestaverb
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
feast, banquet, junketverb
partake in a feast or banquet
feast, banquet, junketverb
provide a feast or banquet for
feed, feastverb
gratify
"feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
Webster Dictionary
Feastnoun
a festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary
Feastnoun
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
Feastnoun
that which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment
Feastnoun
to eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large companies, and on public festivals
Feastnoun
to be highly gratified or delighted
Feastverb
to entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king
Feastverb
to delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul
Etymology: [OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest from work, F. fter to celebrate a holiday. See Feast, n.]
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Feast
Feast is a 2005 action-horror film, a result of Project Greenlight's third season, the amateur filmmaking documentary series and contest. The winning team was composed of writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, and director John Gulager. It was executive produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Wes Craven and the Maloof family. The film was produced and distributed by Dimension Films in association with Maloof Motion Pictures and Neo Art & Logic.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Feast
fēst, n. a day of unusual solemnity or joy: a festival in commemoration of some event—movable, such as occurs on a specific day of the week succeeding a certain day of the month, as Easter; immovable, at a fixed date, as Christmas: a rich and abundant repast: rich enjoyment for the mind or heart.—v.i. to hold a feast: to eat sumptuously: to receive intense delight.—v.t. to entertain sumptuously.—ns. Feast′-day; Feast′er.—adj. Feast′ful, festive, joyful, luxurious.—ns. Feast′ing; Feast′-rite, a rite or custom observed at feasts.—adj. Feast′-won (Shak.), won or bribed by feasting.—Feast of fools, Feast of asses, medieval festivals, held between Christmas and Epiphany, in which a burlesque bishop was enthroned in church, and a burlesque mass said by his orders, and an ass driven round in triumph.—Double feast (eccles.), one on which the antiphon is doubled. [O. Fr. feste (Fr. fête)—L. festum, a holiday, festus, solemn, festal.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of feast in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of feast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of feast in a Sentence
Just a hurried line...to tell a story which puts the contrast between *our* feast of the Nativity and all this ghastly Xmas racket at it's lowest. My brother heard a woman on a 'bus say, as the 'bus passed a church with a Crib outside it, Oh Lor' They bring religion into everything. Look- they're dragging it even into Christmas now
A feast of dedication; yet he calls it a feast to Jehovah; for as brutish as they were, they did not design to terminate their adoration in the image; but they made it for a representation of the true God...yet this did not excuse them from gross idolatry.”
An improper mind is a perpetual feast.
Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
Atheist says there is no God, people who enjoy almost everyday feast on public money could be heard saying that everyone is a God; But a person who can perhaps think the least remains in the midst of both of the above thoughts to say that either there is no God or Everyone is a God.
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- feesmaalAfrikaans
- пиршество, пирBulgarian
- svátek, hostinaCzech
- gŵylWelsh
- festmåltidDanish
- Fest, FestmahlGerman
- γιορτή, πανηγύρι, ευωχίαGreek
- banquete, fiesta, festín, comilonaSpanish
- juhla, syömingit, pidot, kestitFinnish
- banquet, fête, festinFrench
- cóisir, fleáIrish
- cuirm, féillScottish Gaelic
- दावतHindi
- խնջույք, քեֆArmenian
- pestaIndonesian
- banchetto, festaItalian
- חַגHebrew
- 祝宴, ごちそう, 饗宴Japanese
- სერი, ლხინი, სუფრაGeorgian
- 연회Korean
- festumLatin
- hākari, haukai, whakatihiMāori
- festaMaltese
- feestmaaltijdDutch
- fest, etegildeNorwegian
- ucztaPolish
- banquetePortuguese
- пир, банкет, пиршествоRussian
- гозба, pir, gozba, пирSerbo-Croatian
- karamuSwahili
- விருந்துTamil
- విందుTelugu
- งานฉลองThai
- şölenTurkish
- 盛宴Chinese
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