feast

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/fiːst/

verb 4noun 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.) special meal

ADJ

delicious

great, sumptuous

The hotel prepared a sumptuous feast for the wedding celebration last weekend.

village, wedding

VERB + FEAST

give, have, hold

make, prepare

My family prepared a huge feast for Thanksgiving dinner last year.

provide (sb with)

The local bakery provided us with a wonderful feast for the celebration.

attend

PREP

at a/the ~

~ of

The festival offered a feast of traditional music, dancing, and delicious local dishes.

(noun.) religious festival

ADJ

moveable (the date of which varies from year to year)

VERB + FEAST

celebrate

FEAST + NOUN

day

PREP

on the ~ of

The church held a special celebration on the feast of Easter.

~ of

During the holiday season, families gathered to celebrate the feast of Thanksgiving together.

Definitions

noun

A holiday, festival, especially a religious one

The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.

We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.

Something delightful

It was a feast for the eyes.

verb

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.”

His ancestor, he said, had been feasted there, when he went forward with the then Lord Ravenswood to the fatal battle of Flodden, in which they both fell.

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.

name

A surname from Middle English.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an elaborate party (often outdoors)

noun — a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

noun — a ceremonial dinner party for many people

banquet

verb — gratify

feed

verb — partake in a feast or banquet

verb — provide a feast or banquet for

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

feast or famine

A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.

enough is as good as a feast

Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.

Here is enough, I am satisfied, (sayd he). / Since enough is enough, (sayd I), here may we / With that one word take end good, as may be geast: / For folke say, enough is as good a

ghost at the feast

A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.

a contented mind is a perpetual feast

Contentment derives from attitude more than circumstances.

It has been observed that "a contented mind is a perpetual feast", and has been remarked, that persons of destitute of ambition and avarice, are peculiarly likely to enjoy long lif

skeleton at the feast

One whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.

Example Bank

The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.

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Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

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We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.

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I feasted on turkey and dumplings.

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With my love's picture then my eye doth feast.

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He that shall see this day, and live old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors And say “Tomorrow is Saint Crispian.”

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, feast is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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