feast
The definition of a feast is a huge meal, or a day in honor of a saint or other religious or spiritual figure.
(noun)- An example of a feast is a buffet-style meal.
- An example of a feast is February 3, the feast day of Saint Blaise.
Feast is defined as to participate in eating a huge meal or in celebrating a joyous occasion.
(verb)An example of to feast is to eat seven plates of food at a buffet.
See feast in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a celebration or festival; esp., a periodic religious celebration, as in honor of God or a saint
- a rich and elaborate meal; banquet
- anything that gives pleasure because of its abundance or richness; special treat
Origin: ME feste < OFr < VL festa < pl. of L festum, festival < festus, festal, joyful, orig., of days for religious observance: see fair
intransitive verb
- to eat a rich, elaborate meal
- to have a special treat
Origin: ME festen < OFr fester < the n.
transitive verb
- to entertain at a feast or banquet
- to gratify or delight as with a feast: feast your eyes on this!
Related Forms:
- feaster noun
See feast in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A large, elaborately prepared meal, usually for many persons and often accompanied by entertainment; a banquet.b. A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed.
- A periodic religious festival commemorating an event or honoring a god or saint.
- Something giving great pleasure or satisfaction: a book that is a veritable feast for the mind.
- To partake of a feast; eat heartily.
- To experience something with gratification or delight: feasted on the view.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English feste
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *fēsta
Origin: , from Latin
Origin: , pl. of fēstum
Origin: , from fēstus, festive; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- feastˈer noun
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