feast

feast  (fst)

n.

1.

a. A large, elaborately prepared meal, usually for many persons and often accompanied by entertainment; a banquet.

b. A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed.

2. A periodic religious festival commemorating an event or honoring a god or saint.

3. Something giving great pleasure or satisfaction: a book that is a veritable feast for the mind.

v. feast·ed, feast·ing, feasts

v.tr.

To give a feast for; entertain or feed sumptuously: feasted the guests on venison.

v.intr.

1. To partake of a feast; eat heartily.

2. To experience something with gratification or delight: feasted on the view.

Idiom:

feast (one's) eyes on

To be delighted or gratified by the sight of: We feasted our eyes on the paintings.

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[Middle English feste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *fsta, from Latin, pl. of fstum, from fstus, festive; see dhs- in Indo-European roots.]

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feaster n.

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feast

Noun

1. a large and special meal for many people

2. something extremely pleasing: a feast of colour

3. an annual religious celebration

Verb

1. to take part in a feast

2. to give a feast to

3. feast on to eat a large amount of: down come hundreds of vultures to feast on the remains

4. feast one's eyes on to look at (someone or something) with a great deal of attention and pleasure [Latin festus joyful]

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Feast the company at a feast, collectively.

Examples: feast of brewers; of quests, 1400.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	feast - a ceremonial dinner party for many people banquet dinner party, dinner - a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" gaudy - (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
	2.	feast - something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes" thing - an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
	3.	feast - a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" banquet, spread meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
	4.	feast - an elaborate party (often outdoors) fete, fiesta party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" luau - an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment) potlatch - a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
Verb	1.	feast - partake in a feast or banquet banquet, junket eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" banquet, feast, junket - provide a feast or banquet for wine and dine - eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris"
	2.	feast - provide a feast or banquet for banquet, junket feast, banquet, junket - partake in a feast or banquet host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
	3.	feast - gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" feed regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

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feast

noun 1. banquet, repast, spread (informal) dinner, entertainment, barbecue, revel, junket, beano Brit. (slang) blowout (slang) carouse, slap-up meal Brit. (informal) beanfeast Brit. (informal) jollification, carousal, festive board, treat, hakari N.Z.

noun 2. festival, holiday, fête, celebration, holy day, red-letter day, religious festival, saint's day, -fest, gala day

noun 3. treat, delight, pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, cornucopia

verb 4. eat your fill, wine and dine, overindulge, eat to your heart's content, stuff yourself, consume, indulge, gorge, devour, pig out (slang) stuff your face (slang) fare sumptuously, gormandize feast your eyes on something look at with delight, gaze at, devour with your eyes

Translations

feast [fiːst] n → banquete m;

(REL) (also: feast day) → fiesta

vi → banquetear

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feast [fiːst] n → festin m, banquet m;

(Rel) (also: feast day) → fête f

vi → festoyer;

to feast on → se régaler de

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feast [fiːst] n → Festmahl nt;

(Rel) (also: feast day) → Festtag m, Feiertag m

vi → schlemmen;

to feast on → sich gütlich tun an +dat

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feast [fiːst] n → festa, banchetto;

(REL) (also: feast day) → festa

vi → banchettare;

to feast on → godersi, gustare