What does Feast mean?
Definitions for Feast
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Feast.
Princeton's WordNet
banquet, feastnoun
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feastnoun
something experienced with great delight
"a feast for the eyes"
banquet, feast, spreadnoun
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
"a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
fete, feast, fiestaverb
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
feast, banquet, junketverb
partake in a feast or banquet
feast, banquet, junketverb
provide a feast or banquet for
feed, feastverb
gratify
"feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FEASTnoun
Etymology: feste, French; fesium, Latin.
Here’s our chief guest.
———— If he had been forgotten,
It had been as a gap in our great feast. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.On Pharaoh’s birthday he made a feast unto all his servants. Gen. xl. 20.
The lady of the leaf ordain’d a feast,
And made the lady of the flow’r her guest;
When lo! a bow’r ascended on the plain,
With sudden seats ordain’d, and large for either train. Dry.This day is call’d the feast of Crispian. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.
Many people would, with reason, prefer the griping of an hungry belly to those dishes which are a feast to others. John Locke.
To Feastverb
He was entertained and feasted by the king with great shew of favour. John Hayward.
All these are our’s, all nature’s excellence,
Whose taste or smell can bless the feasted sense. Dryden.To Feastverb
To eat sumptuously; to eat together on a day of joy.
Etymology: from the noun.
Richard and Northumberland, great friends,
Did feast together. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.The parish finds, indeed; but our church-wardens
Feast on the silver, and give us the farthings. John Gay.
Wikipedia
feast
The Forum for European–Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST) was a non-government initiative aimed at highlighting and developing collaborative research activities between Europe (European countries and the European Union) and Australia. Its offices were located in Canberra, Australia.
ChatGPT
feast
A feast is a large meal, often consisting of several courses, that is prepared and shared with a group of people to celebrate a special occasion, event, or circumstance. It often includes a wide variety of food and drink, and is characterized by joy, abundance, and indulgence. It can also refer to a period or festival of celebration with special, hearty meals or any meal that is abundant and delicious.
Webster Dictionary
Feastnoun
a festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary
Feastnoun
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
Feastnoun
that which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment
Feastnoun
to eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large companies, and on public festivals
Feastnoun
to be highly gratified or delighted
Feastverb
to entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king
Feastverb
to delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul
Etymology: [OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest from work, F. fter to celebrate a holiday. See Feast, n.]
Wikidata
Feast
Feast is a 2005 action-horror film, a result of Project Greenlight's third season, the amateur filmmaking documentary series and contest. The winning team was composed of writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, and director John Gulager. It was executive produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Wes Craven and the Maloof family. The film was produced and distributed by Dimension Films in association with Maloof Motion Pictures and Neo Art & Logic.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Feast
fēst, n. a day of unusual solemnity or joy: a festival in commemoration of some event—movable, such as occurs on a specific day of the week succeeding a certain day of the month, as Easter; immovable, at a fixed date, as Christmas: a rich and abundant repast: rich enjoyment for the mind or heart.—v.i. to hold a feast: to eat sumptuously: to receive intense delight.—v.t. to entertain sumptuously.—ns. Feast′-day; Feast′er.—adj. Feast′ful, festive, joyful, luxurious.—ns. Feast′ing; Feast′-rite, a rite or custom observed at feasts.—adj. Feast′-won (Shak.), won or bribed by feasting.—Feast of fools, Feast of asses, medieval festivals, held between Christmas and Epiphany, in which a burlesque bishop was enthroned in church, and a burlesque mass said by his orders, and an ass driven round in triumph.—Double feast (eccles.), one on which the antiphon is doubled. [O. Fr. feste (Fr. fête)—L. festum, a holiday, festus, solemn, festal.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FEAST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Feast is ranked #61585 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Feast surname appeared 326 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Feast.
49.6% or 162 total occurrences were Black.
45% or 147 total occurrences were White.
2.1% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.5% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Feast in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Feast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Feast in a Sentence
I feel like a starving man who waited 3 years for a feast and who was just given a handful of rice, i’m excited and appreciate the SEC efforts but they clearly fall short of expectations.
Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy.
Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking, 1973:
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back--in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.
Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs:
We now think we will get it in March or April this year, looks more like April than March, and we think we will get up to 10 MAX aircraft, it could still mean less than ten and the date could still change ... It has been a moving feast and the dates have slipped up to now for the past months.
While many on our team were at home enjoying turkey, Curiosity produced this feast for the eyes, this is the first time during the mission we've dedicated our operations to a stereo 360-degree panorama.
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Translations for Feast
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- feesmaalAfrikaans
- пиршество, пирBulgarian
- svátek, hostinaCzech
- gŵylWelsh
- festmåltidDanish
- Fest, FestmahlGerman
- γιορτή, πανηγύρι, ευωχίαGreek
- banquete, fiesta, festín, comilonaSpanish
- juhla, syömingit, pidot, kestitFinnish
- banquet, fête, festinFrench
- cóisir, fleáIrish
- cuirm, féillScottish Gaelic
- दावतHindi
- խնջույք, քեֆArmenian
- pestaIndonesian
- banchetto, festaItalian
- חַגHebrew
- 祝宴, ごちそう, 饗宴Japanese
- სერი, ლხინი, სუფრაGeorgian
- 연회Korean
- festumLatin
- hākari, haukai, whakatihiMāori
- festaMaltese
- feestmaaltijdDutch
- fest, etegildeNorwegian
- ucztaPolish
- banquetePortuguese
- пир, банкет, пиршествоRussian
- гозба, pir, gozba, пирSerbo-Croatian
- karamuSwahili
- விருந்துTamil
- విందుTelugu
- งานฉลองThai
- şölenTurkish
- 盛宴Chinese
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