feast

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: fēst, IPA(key): /fiːst/ Rhymes: -iːst === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== feast (plural feasts) A holiday, festival, especially a religious one A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature. Synonym: banquet Something delightful ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English feesten, festen, from Old French fester, from Medieval Latin festāre, from the noun. See above. ==== Verb ==== feast (third-person singular simple present feasts, present participle feasting, simple past and past participle feasted) (intransitive) To partake in a feast, or large meal. (intransitive) To dwell upon (something) with delight. (transitive) To hold a feast in honor of (someone). (transitive, obsolete) To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously. 1597–1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Fates, fetas, Festa, TAFEs, feats, festa, fates, atefs