fools' feastn.

Brit.

/ˌfuːlz ˈfiːst/, U.S.

/ˌfulz ˈfist/

Forms:

α. Middle English folen feste, Middle English folys feste, 1800s– fools' feast.

β. 1800s– fool's feast.

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

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive plural of fool n.¹ + feast n., after classical Latin fēsta stultorum, plural (Ovid), post-classical Latin festum stultorum (13th cent. in a continental source), festum follorum (13th cent. in a British source). In β. forms < the genitive singular of fool n.¹ + feast n. Compare later Feast of Fools n.The form folen feste shows the weak genitive plural of fool n.¹ as first element.

Now historical.

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.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.Feast of Fools is the more common name in historical use.

ΚΠ

c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) l. 2614 Sire, hastou owt herd þe geste, Whi men made folen feste [a1425 Galba þe foles feste, c1475 Egerton folys a feste, a1550 Balliol a foles feste]?

1800 German Museum July 14 At the fool's feast, bishops laid aside their dignity, and let themselves down to a level with their dependents.

1991 B. Hodgdon End Crowns All ii. 38 So does appropriating ‘The Last Supper’ as a fool's feast..invert and debase the Eucharist ceremony.

2012 R. Mann Dazzling Darkness (e-book ed.) vii In an ever more regulated culture, some form of ‘Fools' Feast’ is essential to human flourishing.

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

单词	fools feast
释义	fools' feastn. Brit. /ˌfuːlz ˈfiːst/, U.S. /ˌfulz ˈfist/ Forms: α. Middle English folen feste, Middle English folys feste, 1800s– fools' feast. β. 1800s– fool's feast. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: fool n.¹, feast n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive plural of fool n.¹ + feast n., after classical Latin fēsta stultorum, plural (Ovid), post-classical Latin festum stultorum (13th cent. in a continental source), festum follorum (13th cent. in a British source). In β. forms < the genitive singular of fool n.¹ + feast n. Compare later Feast of Fools n.The form folen feste shows the weak genitive plural of fool n.¹ as first element. Now historical. 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.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.Feast of Fools is the more common name in historical use. ΚΠ c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) l. 2614 Sire, hastou owt herd þe geste, Whi men made folen feste [a1425 Galba þe foles feste, c1475 Egerton folys a feste, a1550 Balliol a foles feste]? 1800 German Museum July 14 At the fool's feast, bishops laid aside their dignity, and let themselves down to a level with their dependents. 1991 B. Hodgdon End Crowns All ii. 38 So does appropriating ‘The Last Supper’ as a fool's feast..invert and debase the Eucharist ceremony. 2012 R. Mann Dazzling Darkness (e-book ed.) vii In an ever more regulated culture, some form of ‘Fools' Feast’ is essential to human flourishing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1330
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