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feast

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːst/

The English word “feast” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
  2. A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
  3. Something delightful and satisfying.

verb

  1. To partake in a feast, or large meal.
  2. To dwell upon (something) with delight.
  3. To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
  4. To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.

Etymology

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.

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