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: a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
feasted; feasting; feasts
feaster
noun
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Examples of feast in a Sentence
Noun
give the annual Thanksgiving feast
Every guest brought a different dish to the party, and we had quite a feast.
There were hundreds of guests at the royal wedding feast.
the feast of the Nativity
Verb
the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country
feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market
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Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 20 June 2024
For the roaming feast, diners shuttle or walk to participating restaurants and dine and drink on samplings of preset menu items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2024
Riis Williams, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
Traditionally, the holiday was a time for feasting and eating fatty foods that are not allowed during Lent.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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Noun
Related Video Vogue World Paris 2024 The exhibition’s central pavilion, called Future History and curated by Fury, is a feast for fashion lovers.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 20 June 2024
For the roaming feast, diners shuttle or walk to participating restaurants and dine and drink on samplings of preset menu items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2024
Verb
Some theories might allude that such brightness comes from a burgeoning supermassive black hole feasting on gas at the center of JADES-GS-z14-0.
—Riis Williams, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
Traditionally, the holiday was a time for feasting and eating fatty foods that are not allowed during Lent.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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“Feast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feast. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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feast
2 of 2 verb1
: to eat plentifully : take part in a feast
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: to entertain with a feast
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: delight entry 2 sense 2
feast your eyes on the view
feaster
noun
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