feast
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
Noun 3 meanings
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
“We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.”
Something delightful and satisfying.
“It was a feast for the eyes.”
Verb 3 meanings
To partake in a feast, or large meal.
“I feasted on turkey and dumplings.”
To dwell upon (something) with delight.
To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
“We feasted them after the victory.”
Etymology
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-.
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FEAST at a glance
FEAST has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (F 4 + E 1 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,572 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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