Feast of Foolsn.

Brit.

/ˌfiːst əv ˈfuːlz/, U.S.

/ˌfist əv ˈfulz/

Forms: see feast n., of prep., and fool n.¹ Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: feast n., of prep., fool n.¹

Etymology: < feast n. + of prep. + the plural of fool n.¹, after classical Latin fēsta stultorum, plural (Ovid), and similar expressions in post-classical Latin, as festum stultorum (13th cent. in a continental source), festum follorum (13th cent. in a British source). Compare earlier fools' feast n.Compare Middle French feste aux folz gathering of fools, display of foolishness (1405).

a. Roman History. The last day of the festival of Fornacalia, celebrated on 17th February; the festival of Quirinalia, celebrated on the same day.The name is often explained with reference to the description in Ovid’s Fasti (2.513-532), where he explains that the fools in question were those who celebrated Fornacalia on the last day rather than on the day appointed for their curia (curia n. 1a) to celebrate, either mistakenly or because they were unaware of which curia they belonged to.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > classical > [noun]

Feast of Fools1579

Matronalia1579

1579 J. Brooke tr. P. Viret Christian Disputations iii. f. 140^v The Romaines did celebrate the feast of fooles which was called the Quirinales.

1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. III. xxxviii. 259 If there was any Reason why at Rome the Quirinal Holidays of old, were called the Feast of Fools; I know not why we may not for the like Cause institute in France the Tribouletic Festivals, to be Celebrated and Solemnized over all the Land.

1925 Classical Jrnl. 20 470 Fornacalia was in honor of Fornax, the goddess of ovens; corn was baked on this day. The ‘Feast of Fools’ was celebrated in very similar form by the Hindus in their Hulu festival held March the thirty-first.

1970 R. E. A. Palmer Archaic Community of Romans vi. 161 On this day those who did not know their curias and who had not participated in Fornacalia celebrated Quirinalia, nicknamed the feast of fools (feriae stultorum).

b. Church History. A medieval festival, held around the time of the Feast of the Circumcision (1st January), in which lower clergy, typically the subdeacons of a cathedral, burlesqued and parodied ecclesiastical ritual, and a lord of the feast, styled pope, bishop, or similar, was elected from amongst them. Cf. earlier fools' feast n.As in many medieval festivals reversal of roles was an important element, with the figure of the mock pope or bishop (cf. Pope of Fools n. at pope n.¹ 5b) akin to the Lord of Misrule (see misrule n. 4a). The feast was deprecated by church authorities from at least the 12th cent. and prohibited by the Council of Basel (1431), but persisted into the 16th cent. in some areas, especially France.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with New Year

Feast of Fools1633

pongal1673

hogmanay1681

1633 W. Prynne tr. Consilium Basiliense in Histrio-mastix i. 601 That foule abuse frequent in certaine Churches, in which on certaine festivals of the yeare, certaine persons with a miter, staffe, and pontificall robes, blesse men after the manner of Bishops: others being clothed like Kings and Dukes, which is called the feast of fooles.

1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Gen. Chronol. Hist. France i. 293 It was the Holy-day or Feast of Fools;..the Priests and Clerks went in Masquerade to Church, where they committed a thousand Insolencies.

1793 S. Pegge Life Robert Grosseteste App. VI. 320 Notwithstanding the endeavours..to abolish the feast of fools in the capital in the 12th century,..it continued 250 years.

1897 E. Dowden Hist. Fr. Lit. 73 Whether it had its origin in a laicising of the irreverent celebration of the Feast of Fools.

1992 A. Carter in M. Bradbury & J. Cooke New Writing 188 The carnival has to stop. The whole point about the feast of fools is that things went on as they did before, after it stopped.

2. allusively. A gathering of fools; a celebration or extravagant display of foolishness. Cf. ship of fools n. at ship n.¹ Phrases 3.Chiefly in 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively

redelessa1300

foolish1526

coxcombry1600

Feast of Fools1601

fooliaminy1608

ship of fools1609

noodledom1810

fooldom1843

boobery1920

booboisie1921

1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. i. sig. C^v Why this is sport imperiall, by my Gentry, I would spend fortie Crownes, for such an other feast of fooles. Ha, ha.

1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. B3 To the intent I may aptly furnish this feast of Fooles.

1676 T. Willis Excellency of Wisdom 25 Let not your Meeting this Day be a Feast of Fools.

1856 Hampshire Advertiser 17 May 2/6 While holding a feast of fools, German rationalism was surely a topic that might be allowed to sleep.

2011 A. Dix et al. Contemp. Amer. Novel in Context (e-book ed.) iii American Psycho opens in a restaurant on the first of April with a feast of fools.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	feast of fools
释义	Feast of Foolsn. Brit. /ˌfiːst əv ˈfuːlz/, U.S. /ˌfist əv ˈfulz/ Forms: see feast n., of prep., and fool n.¹ Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: feast n., of prep., fool n.¹ Etymology: < feast n. + of prep. + the plural of fool n.¹, after classical Latin fēsta stultorum, plural (Ovid), and similar expressions in post-classical Latin, as festum stultorum (13th cent. in a continental source), festum follorum (13th cent. in a British source). Compare earlier fools' feast n.Compare Middle French feste aux folz gathering of fools, display of foolishness (1405). 1. a. Roman History. The last day of the festival of Fornacalia, celebrated on 17th February; the festival of Quirinalia, celebrated on the same day.The name is often explained with reference to the description in Ovid’s Fasti (2.513-532), where he explains that the fools in question were those who celebrated Fornacalia on the last day rather than on the day appointed for their curia (curia n. 1a) to celebrate, either mistakenly or because they were unaware of which curia they belonged to. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > classical > [noun] Feast of Fools1579 Matronalia1579 1579 J. Brooke tr. P. Viret Christian Disputations iii. f. 140^v The Romaines did celebrate the feast of fooles which was called the Quirinales. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. III. xxxviii. 259 If there was any Reason why at Rome the Quirinal Holidays of old, were called the Feast of Fools; I know not why we may not for the like Cause institute in France the Tribouletic Festivals, to be Celebrated and Solemnized over all the Land. 1925 Classical Jrnl. 20 470 Fornacalia was in honor of Fornax, the goddess of ovens; corn was baked on this day. The ‘Feast of Fools’ was celebrated in very similar form by the Hindus in their Hulu festival held March the thirty-first. 1970 R. E. A. Palmer Archaic Community of Romans vi. 161 On this day those who did not know their curias and who had not participated in Fornacalia celebrated Quirinalia, nicknamed the feast of fools (feriae stultorum). b. Church History. A medieval festival, held around the time of the Feast of the Circumcision (1st January), in which lower clergy, typically the subdeacons of a cathedral, burlesqued and parodied ecclesiastical ritual, and a lord of the feast, styled pope, bishop, or similar, was elected from amongst them. Cf. earlier fools' feast n.As in many medieval festivals reversal of roles was an important element, with the figure of the mock pope or bishop (cf. Pope of Fools n. at pope n.¹ 5b) akin to the Lord of Misrule (see misrule n. 4a). The feast was deprecated by church authorities from at least the 12th cent. and prohibited by the Council of Basel (1431), but persisted into the 16th cent. in some areas, especially France. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with New Year Feast of Fools1633 pongal1673 hogmanay1681 1633 W. Prynne tr. Consilium Basiliense in Histrio-mastix i. 601 That foule abuse frequent in certaine Churches, in which on certaine festivals of the yeare, certaine persons with a miter, staffe, and pontificall robes, blesse men after the manner of Bishops: others being clothed like Kings and Dukes, which is called the feast of fooles. 1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Gen. Chronol. Hist. France i. 293 It was the Holy-day or Feast of Fools;..the Priests and Clerks went in Masquerade to Church, where they committed a thousand Insolencies. 1793 S. Pegge Life Robert Grosseteste App. VI. 320 Notwithstanding the endeavours..to abolish the feast of fools in the capital in the 12th century,..it continued 250 years. 1897 E. Dowden Hist. Fr. Lit. 73 Whether it had its origin in a laicising of the irreverent celebration of the Feast of Fools. 1992 A. Carter in M. Bradbury & J. Cooke New Writing 188 The carnival has to stop. The whole point about the feast of fools is that things went on as they did before, after it stopped. 2. allusively. A gathering of fools; a celebration or extravagant display of foolishness. Cf. ship of fools n. at ship n.¹ Phrases 3.Chiefly in 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively redelessa1300 foolish1526 coxcombry1600 Feast of Fools1601 fooliaminy1608 ship of fools1609 noodledom1810 fooldom1843 boobery1920 booboisie1921 1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. i. sig. C^v Why this is sport imperiall, by my Gentry, I would spend fortie Crownes, for such an other feast of fooles. Ha, ha. 1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. B3 To the intent I may aptly furnish this feast of Fooles. 1676 T. Willis Excellency of Wisdom 25 Let not your Meeting this Day be a Feast of Fools. 1856 Hampshire Advertiser 17 May 2/6 While holding a feast of fools, German rationalism was surely a topic that might be allowed to sleep. 2011 A. Dix et al. Contemp. Amer. Novel in Context (e-book ed.) iii American Psycho opens in a restaurant on the first of April with a feast of fools. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1579
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