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feast

  [feest]
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–noun
1. 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 fēsta, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing. n.) of fēstus festal, festive, equiv. to fēs- (akin to fair 2 ) + -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.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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