feast.
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
Meaning & usage
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.
Something delightful and satisfying.
It was a feast for the eyes.
Where this word 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 winhate.
To partake in a feast, or large meal.
I feasted on turkey and dumplings.
To dwell upon (something) with delight.
To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
We feasted them after the victory.
To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English feesten, festen, from Old French fester, from Medieval Latin festāre, from the noun. See above.
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