feast
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1.9
- noun
- /fiːst/
- Every year, our family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving with a large feast that includes turkey, stuffing, and pie.
- feast day
- prepare a feast
- celebrate feasts
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Watch on YouTubeFail not our feast, my Lord, I will not.
- Fail not our feast, my Lord, I will not.
- And my mum could make a feast out of nothing.
- To me it was the feast of Thanksgiving.
- So we're about to have a feast feast.
- But first, it's lunchtime and it's a feast.
- He invited the gods and people to the feast.
- And while we're having a great feast.
- The lunch leaves, I don't know, but the feast staples are good.
- So what oils would they typically be using to make this feast?
- People are throwing parties or, you know, feasts.
- He could be, he could feed a Thanksgiving feast with two side dishes now.
- I'm starved to join me for feast time.
Examples
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Zeidan's aunt held a feast celebrating that the family's honor had been restored.
Academic text (2015) -
To me it was the feast of Thanksgiving.
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Tonight at this feast one of you will be chosen.
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Who are you to come forward to eat at our feast?
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Tomorrow, when we get meat, we'll have a feast.
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Wendy set up an entire feast in the kitchen.
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What a difference between this birthday feast and the one for her cousin Patricia!
Fiction book (1991) -
A royal feast!
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For once in her life she wasn't hungry, not after the feast at the O'Haras'.
Fiction book (1991) -
Cleopatra arranged for a massive midday feast for her and her two servants.
Synonyms
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1.0
A time when people eat, for example breakfast or dinner
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1.0
A formal meal in the evening where people meet for social or business reasons
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1.0
A time when people gather to celebrate with food and fun
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3.3
A formal party after a ceremony to welcome guests
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2.3
A meal where people serve themselves from many dishes laid out on a table
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1.0
An event where people are invited to eat dinner together
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3.9
A large formal meal for many people to celebrate a special event
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3.7
A large formal party with entertainment, often to raise money for charity
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3.1
A public party with music, food, and events
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2.5
A large meal with many different dishes
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4.8
A lively outdoor party with music, dancing, and food
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3.5
A meal where everyone brings a dish to share
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3.3
A dinner where guests wear very smart clothes and follow strict manners
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4.9
A meal made with very good ingredients and careful cooking
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1.1
A special food people prepare and eat for a holiday celebration
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A public event with music, games, and food to raise money
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7.6
A public celebration with music, dancing, and special food
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A large meal with roasted meat, bread, and mead shared by many people
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A meal people often share in a church to bring them closer
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Compounds
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A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
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A week-long Jewish festival called Sukkot in autumn when people live briefly in small shelters to remember the desert journey
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A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor
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8.0
A weeklong Jewish festival in autumn when people live in small huts to remember time in the desert
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6.9
An eight-day Jewish festival also called Hanukkah that remembers the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
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7.8
An eight-day Jewish festival in winter called Hanukkah that celebrates the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
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4.8
An eight-day Jewish holiday called Hanukkah when families light candles each night to remember a miracle
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7.6
A Jewish holiday called Shavuot that remembers Moses receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai
An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt
A celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church remembering the Virgin Mary being taken into heaven on August 15
A feast day in some Christian churches on January 1 that remembers Jesus' circumcision
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Etymology
The word feast comes from an old root fest meaning 'festival' or 'celebration', the same idea you see in festival. So a feast is a special, often large meal for a celebration.