any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast.
2.
a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests: a wedding feast.
3.
something highly agreeable: The Rembrandt exhibition was a feast for the eyes.
4.
a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usually of a religious nature, commemorating an event, person, etc.: Every year, in September, the townspeople have a feast in honor of their patron saint.
–verb (used without object)
5.
to have or partake of a feast; eat sumptuously.
6.
to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to provide or entertain with a feast.
—Idiom
8.
feast one's eyes, to gaze with great joy, admiration, or relish: to feast one's eyes on the Grand Canyon.
[Origin: 1150–1200; ME feste < OF < L fésta, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing. n.) of féstus festal, festive, equiv. to fés- (akin to fair2) + -tus adj. suffix]
—Related forms
feaster, noun
feastless, adjective
—Synonyms 2.Feast,banquet imply large social events, with an abundance of food. A feast is a meal with a plenteous supply of food and drink for a large company: to provide a feast for all company employees. A banquet is an elaborate feast for a formal and ceremonious occasion: the main speaker at a banquet.
c.1200, from O.Fr. feste "festival, feast," from V.L. *festa (fem. sing.), from L. festa "holidays, feasts," from neut. pl. of festus "festive, joyful, merry," related to feriæ "holiday" and fanum "temple." The spelling -ea- was used in M.E. to represent the sound we mis-call "long e." The verb first attested c.1300.
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]
a large and rich meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion Example: The king invited them to a feast in the palace.
Arabic:
وَليمَه، مأدُبَه
Chinese (Simplified):
盛宴
Chinese (Traditional):
盛宴
Czech:
hostina
Danish:
festmåltid
Dutch:
feestmaal
Estonian:
pidusöök
Finnish:
pidot
French:
festin
German:
der Festschmaus
Greek:
συμπόσιο, πλούσιο φαγοπότι
Hungarian:
(ünnepi) lakoma
Icelandic:
veisla
Indonesian:
pesta
Italian:
banchetto
Japanese:
祝宴
Korean:
향연, 축하연
Latvian:
mielasts; dzīres
Lithuanian:
puota
Norwegian:
festmåltid, gjestebud
Polish:
uczta
Portuguese (Brazil):
banquete
Portuguese (Portugal):
festim
Romanian:
ospăţ
Russian:
пир
Slovak:
hostina
Slovenian:
gostija
Spanish:
banquete, festín
Swedish:
kalas, festmåltid
Turkish:
ziyafet
feast2[fiːst]noun
(sometimes with capital) a particular day on which some (especially religious) person or event is remembered and celebrated Example: Today is the feast of St Stephen.
Arabic:
عيد
Chinese (Simplified):
（宗教上的）节日
Chinese (Traditional):
(宗教上的)節日
Czech:
svátek
Danish:
helligdag
Dutch:
feest
Estonian:
püha(d)
Finnish:
juhla
French:
fête
German:
der Feiertag
Greek:
γιορτή
Hungarian:
ünnep(nap)
Icelandic:
hátíð
Indonesian:
perayaan
Italian:
festa
Japanese:
祝祭
Korean:
축일
Latvian:
(reliģiski) svētki
Lithuanian:
šventė
Norwegian:
høytid, fest
Polish:
święto
Portuguese (Brazil):
festa
Portuguese (Portugal):
festa
Romanian:
sărbătoare
Russian:
(религиозный) праздник
Slovak:
sviatok
Slovenian:
praznik
Spanish:
fiesta
Swedish:
högtidsdag, helg, helgdag
Turkish:
yortu, bayram
feast[fiːst]verb
to eat (as if) at a feast Example: We feasted all day.
Ca*rous"al\, n. [See Carouse, but also cf. F. carrousel tilt.] A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. The swains were preparing for a carousal. --Sterne. Syn: Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See Feast.
Fair\, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See Feast.]1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade. 2. A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair. 3. A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair. After the fair, Too late. [Colloq.]
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. The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. --Ex. xiii. 6. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. --Luke ii. 41. Note: Ecclesiastical fasts are called immovable when they always occur on the same day of the year; otherwise they are called movable. 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. Enough is as good as a feast. --Old Proverb. Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand of his lords. --Dan. v. 1. 3. That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment. The feast of reason, and the flow of soul. --Pope. Feast day, a holiday; a day set as a solemn commemo?ative 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 abudance; 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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