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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryfeast I \ˈfēst\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple DATE 13th century1. a. an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet b. (1) something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment a visual feast (2) abundance, profusion an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan2. a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing II verb DATE 14th centuryintransitive verb1. to take part in a feast2. to enjoy some unusual pleasure or delighttransitive verb1. to give a feast for2. delight, gratify feasting our eyes on the scenery• feast·er nounEnglish Etymologyfeast feast (n.) c.1200, from O.Frhttp://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.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7feastfeast / fi:st / noun(formal) 1. a large or special meal, especially for a lot of people and to celebrate sth 盛宴；宴会: a wedding feast 婚筵 2. a day or period of time when there is a religious festival (宗教的)节日,节期: the feast of Christmas 圣诞佳节 a feast day 一个宗教节日 3. [usually sing.] a thing or an event that brings great pleasure 使人欢快的事物(或活动): a feast of colours 五彩缤纷 The evening was a real feast for music lovers. 这个晚会真是让音乐爱好者大饱耳福。 verb[V] ~ (on sth) to eat a large amount of food, with great enjoyment 尽情享用(美味佳肴) IDIOMS ▪ feast your 'eyes (on sb / sth) to look at sb / sth and get great pleasure 尽情欣赏；大饱眼福；赏心悦目Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishfeast noun 1 special meal ADJ. delicious | great, sumptuous Villagers used to hold a great feast at harvest time. | village, wedding VERB + FEAST give, have, hold | make, prepare The women were busy preparing the wedding feast. | provide (sb with) The migrating salmon provide a delicious feast for the brown bear. | attend PREP. at a/the ~ | ~ of a feast of Spanish food and wine 2 religious festival ADJ. moveable (the date of which varies from year to year) VERB + FEAST celebrate FEAST + NOUN day PREP. on the ~ of on the feast of St John | ~ of the feast of the Passover OLTfeast verb⇨ dinefeast noun⇨ mealWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: Feast of Booths , or Feast of Lanterns , or Feast of Lots , or Feast of Tabernacles , or Feast of WeeksfeastI. \ˈfēst\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English feste festival, holiday, feast, from Old French, festival, from Latin festa (neuter plural), from neuter plural of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin fanum temple, feriae holidays, Armenian dik' gods1. a. : an elaborate meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet b. : something partaken of or shared in with delight : something highly agreeable and usually sumptuous < the feast of reason — Alexander Pope > < a feast for the eyes >2. : a religious festival of rejoicing as opposed to a fast a. : a holy day set apart annually for solemn commemoration (as of an event in the life of Christ) < the feast of the Nativity > b. : an anniversary marked out in the church calendar for special services or devotions < the feast of Corpus Christi >3. archaic : feasting, festivityII. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English festen, from feste, n.intransitive verb1. : to have or take part in a feast : dine on rich provisions2. : to enjoy some unusual pleasure or delighttransitive verb1. : to present a feast to : entertain lavishly especially by a banquet < we were feasted on filet mignon and strawberry shortcake >2. : delight, gratify < feasting our eyes on the colors and contours of the landscape in autumn >3. : to commemorate annually and with religious ceremonies• feast·er noun

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