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FEAST, n. [L. festum.] 1. A sumptuous repast or entertainment, of which a number of guests partake; particularly, a rich or splendid public entertainment.On Pharaoh's birth day, he made a feast to all his servants. Gen. 40.2. A rich or delicious repast or meal; something delicious to the palate.3. A ceremony of feasting; joy and thanksgiving on stated days, in commemoration of some great event, or in honor of some distinguished personage; an anniversary, periodical or stated celebration of some event; a festival; as on occasion of the games in Greece, and the feast of the passover, the feast of Pentecost, and the feast of tabernacles among the Jews.4. Something delicious and entertaining to the mind or soul; as the dispensation of the gospel is called a feast of fat things. Is. 25.5. That which delights and entertains.He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Prov. 15. In the English church, feasts are immovable or movable; immovable, when they occur on the same day of the year, as Christmas day, &c.; and movable, when they are not confined to the same day of the year, as Easter, which regulates many others.FEAST, v.i. 1. To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions; particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.And his sons went and feasted in their houses. Job 1.2. To be highly gratified or delighted.FEAST, v.t. 1. To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table magnificently; as, he was feasted by the king.2. To delight; to pamper; to gratify luxuriously; as, to feast the soul.Whose taste or smell can bless the feasted sense.
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FEAST, n. [L. festum.] 1. A sumptuous repast or entertainment, of which a number of guests partake; particularly, a rich or splendid public entertainment.On Pharaoh's birth day, he made a feast to all his servants. Gen. 40.2. A rich or delicious repast or meal; something delicious to the palate.3. A ceremony of feasting; joy and thanksgiving on stated days, in commemoration of some great event, or in honor of some distinguished personage; an anniversary, periodical or stated celebration of some event; a festival; as on occasion of the games in Greece, and the feast of the passover, the feast of Pentecost, and the feast of tabernacles among the Jews.4. Something delicious and entertaining to the mind or soul; as the dispensation of the gospel is called a feast of fat things. Is. 25.5. That which delights and entertains.He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Prov. 15. In the English church, feasts are immovable or movable; immovable, when they occur on the same day of the year, as Christmas day, &c.; and movable, when they are not confined to the same day of the year, as Easter, which regulates many others.FEAST, v.i. 1. To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions; particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.And his sons went and feasted in their houses. Job 1.2. To be highly gratified or delighted.FEAST, v.t. 1. To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table magnificently; as, he was feasted by the king.2. To delight; to pamper; to gratify luxuriously; as, to feast the soul.Whose taste or smell can bless the feasted sense. | FEAST, n. [L. festum; Fr. fĂȘte; Sp. fiesta; It. festa; Ir. feasda; D. feest; G. fest.]- A sumptuous repast or entertainment, of which a number of guests partake; particularly, a rich or splendid public entertainment.
On Pharaoh's birth-day, he made a feast to all his servants. Gen. xl.
- A rich or delicious repast or meal; something delicious to the palate.
- A ceremony of feasting; joy and thanksgiving on stated days, in commemoration of some great event, or in honor of some distinguished personage; an anniversary, periodical or stated celebration of some event; a festival; as on occasion of the games in Greece, and the feast of the passover, the feast of Pentecost, and the feast of tabernacles among the Jews.
- Something delicious and entertaining to the mind or soul; as, the dispensation of the Gospel is called a feast of fat things. Is. xxv.
- That which delights and entertains.
He that is of a merry heart bath a continual feast. Prov. xv.
In the English church, feasts are immovable or movable: immovable, when they occur on the same day of the year, as, Christmas-day, &c.; and movable, when they are not confined to the same day of the year, as Easter, which regulates many others.
FEAST, v.i.- To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions; particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.
And his sons went and feasted in their houses. Job i.
- To be highly gratified or delighted.
FEAST, v.t.- To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table magnificently; as, he was feasted by the king. Hayward.
- To delight; to pamper; to gratify luxuriously; as, to feast the soul.
Whose taste or smell can bless the feasted sense. Dryden.
| Feast
- A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more
commonly, a joyous, anniversary.
- To eat
sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large
companies, and on public festivals.
- To
entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table
bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king.
- 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.
- To be highly gratified or
delighted.
- To delight; to gratify; as, to
feast the soul.
- That which is partaken of, or shared in,
with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment.
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Feast FEAST, noun [Latin festum.] 1. A sumptuous repast or entertainment, of which a number of guests partake; particularly, a rich or splendid public entertainment. On Pharaoh's birth day, he made a feast to all his servants. Genesis 40:20. 2. A rich or delicious repast or meal; something delicious to the palate. 3. A ceremony of feasting; joy and thanksgiving on stated days, in commemoration of some great event, or in honor of some distinguished personage; an anniversary, periodical or stated celebration of some event; a festival; as on occasion of the games in Greece, and the feast of the passover, the feast of Pentecost, and the feast of tabernacles among the Jews. 4. Something delicious and entertaining to the mind or soul; as the dispensation of the gospel is called a feast of fat things. Isaiah 25:6. 5. That which delights and entertains. He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast Proverbs 15:15. In the English church, feasts are immovable or movable; immovable, when they occur on the same day of the year, as Christmas day, etc.; and movable, when they are not confined to the same day of the year, as Easter, which regulates many others. FEAST, verb intransitive 1. To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions; particularly in large companies, and on public festivals. And his sons went and feasted in their houses. Job 1:4. 2. To be highly gratified or delighted. FEAST, verb transitive 1. To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table magnificently; as, he was feasted by the king. 2. To delight; to pamper; to gratify luxuriously; as, to feast the soul. Whose taste or smell can bless the feasted sense.
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