feast

Signification

Noun

1. A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
2. Something delightful
3. A festival; a holy day or holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

Verb

1. To partake in a feast, or large meal.
2. To dwell upon (something) with delight.
3. To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
4. (obsolete) To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fiːst/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

The feast ending Pentecost was dedicated to Saint Roch .

La fête de la fête de la fête était dédiée à Saint Roch.