Found 3 items, similar to Feast.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: feast
pesta
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: feast
feast
n 1: a ceremonial dinner party for many people [syn:
banquet]
2: something experienced with great delight;
“a feast for the
eyes”
3: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed;
“a banquet
for the graduating seniors”;
“the Thanksgiving feast”;
“they put out quite a spread” [syn:
banquet,
spread]
4: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn:
fete,
fiesta]
feast
v 1: partake in a feast or banquet [syn:
banquet,
junket]
2: provide a feast or banquet for [syn:
banquet,
junket]
3: gratify;
“feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view” [syn:
feed]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Feast
Feast
\Feast\ (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast,
OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr.
festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Fair, n.,
Festal,
F[^e]te.]
1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a
joyous, anniversary.
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The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. --Ex.
xiii. 6.
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Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the
feast of the passover. --Luke ii. 41.
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Note: An Ecclesiastical feast is called a
immovable feast
when it always occurs on the same day of the year;
otherwise it is called a
movable feast. Easter is a
notable movable feast.
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2. 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.
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Enough is as good as a feast. --Old Proverb.
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Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand
of his lords. --Dan. v. 1.
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3. That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight;
something highly agreeable; entertainment.
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The feast of reason, and the flow of soul. --Pope.
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Feast day, a holiday; a day set as a solemn commemorative
festival.
Syn: Entertainment; regale; banquet; treat; carousal;
festivity; festival.
Usage:
Feast,
Banquet,
Festival,
Carousal. A feast
sets before us viands superior in quantity, variety,
and abundance; a banquet is a luxurious feast; a
festival is the joyful celebration by good cheer of
some agreeable event. Carousal is unrestrained
indulgence in frolic and drink.
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Feast
\Feast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Feasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Feasting.] [OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest from work,
F. f[^e]ter to celebrate a holiday. See
Feast, n.]
1. To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions,
particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.
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And his sons went and feasted in their houses.
--Job. i. 4.
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2. To be highly gratified or delighted.
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With my love's picture then my eye doth feast.
--Shak.
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Feast
\Feast\, v. t.
1. To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the
table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king.
--Hayward.
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2. To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.
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Feast your ears with the music a while. --Shak.
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