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love feast

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love feast
n.
1.
a. A meal shared among early Christians as a symbol of love.
b. A similar symbolic meal among certain modern Christian sects.
2. A gathering intended to promote goodwill among the participants.
love feast
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called agape (among the early Christians) a religious meal eaten with others as a sign of mutual love and fellowship
2. a ritual meal modelled upon this
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Noun1.love feast - a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants
social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
2.love feast - a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
agape
religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning


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Early Christians referred to the Eucharist as agape or love feast.
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