feast
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feast¹
- /ˈfiːst/
- [ˈfɪi̯st]
Rhymes with -iːst
Where it comes from
From Middle English feeste, feste, borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of Latin festum (“holiday, festival, feast”), from Proto-Italic *fēs-tos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”); see also Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, goddess”). More at theo-. Doublet of fete, fiesta, and fest. Displaced Old English wīnhāte.
noun feasts
- A holiday, festival, especially a religious one The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.
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A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.
Similar: banquet
- Something delightful and satisfying. It was a feast for the eyes.
feast²
- /ˈfiːst/
- [ˈfɪi̯st]
Rhymes with -iːst
Where it comes from
From Middle English feesten, festen, from Old French fester, from Medieval Latin festāre, from the noun. See above.
verb feasts · feasting · feasted
- To partake in a feast, or large meal. I feasted on turkey and dumplings.
- To dwell upon (something) with delight. With my love's picture then my eye doth feast.
- To hold a feast in honor of (someone). He that shall see this day, and live old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors And say “Tomorrow is Saint Crispian.”
- To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously. 1597–1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum Or once a week, perhaps, for novelty / Reez'd bacon-soords shall feast his family.
Feast³
Where it comes from
From either Middle English fist (“fist”), perhaps a nickname for an aggressive person, or from Middle English fest (“fart”).
The Baháʼí sense is a calque of Calque of Persian ضیافت (ziyâfat).
proper noun Feasts
- A surname from Middle English.
- A Baháʼí community meeting; occuring every nineteen days.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: banquet, feed, junket, festival, fete, fiesta, dine, dining, meal, picnic, eat, fête, shower, homecoming, blowout, festive
Translations
Every language
noun festival, holiday, solemn, or more commonly, joyous, anniversary
| Español | fiesta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 祭り matsuri |
| Kiswahili | sikukuu |
| Português | festa |
| Français | fête |
| Deutsch | Fest |
| Italiano | festa |
| Tiếng Việt | tiệc |
noun large, often ceremonial meal
| Español | festín, comilona, ágape, banquete, convite, comelona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연회 yeonhoe |
| 日本語 | 饗宴 kyōen, 祝宴 shukuen, ごちそう gochisō |
| 中文 | 盛宴 shèngyàn, 筵席 yánxí, 宴會 /宴会 yànhuì |
| हिन्दी | भोज bhoj, दावत dāvat |
| Kiswahili | karamu |
| Português | banquete |
| Français | festin, banquet |
| Deutsch | Festmahl, Festessen, Gastmahl |
| Italiano | festa, banchetto |
| Ελληνικά | γιορτή giortí, πανηγύρι panigýri, ευωχία evochía |
| Română | banchet, festin, ospăț, zaiafet |
| Русский | пир pir, пи́ршество píršestvo, банке́т bankét, засто́лье zastólʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | tiệc lớn, yến tiệc |
| العربية | وَلِيمَة walīma, مَأْدُبَة maʔduba |
| עברית | אֲרוּחָה arukhá, סְעוּדָה seudá |
verb to partake in a feast
| Español | banquetearse |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जीमना jīmnā |
| Português | fartar-se |
| Français | festoyer |
| Deutsch | schlemmen |
| Русский | пировать pirovatʹ |
verb to hold a feast in honor of someone
| Español | banquetear |
|---|
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