feast
A holiday, festival, especially a religious oneA holiday, festival, especially a religious one
» The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes.
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3 sensesA holiday, festival, especially a religious one
Fest
A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.
Festmahl, Festessen, Gastmahl
пирpir, пи́ршествоpíršestvo, банке́тbankét
бенке́тbenkét, пирpyr, засті́лляzastíllja
(figuratively)Something delightful and satisfying.
It was a feast for the eyes.
- something experienced with great delight
- an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
- a ceremonial dinner party for many people
Examples
108 sentencesThe first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes.
That was a feast.
What a feast!
deWas für ein Festmahl! — spiritofwonder
They feasted on lobster and steak.
How about we have a feast?
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Origin
From Middle English feeste, feste, borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa,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.
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