Christian Church. A service, or a short form of prayer added to a service, in memory of a saint or of a sacred event; spec. the observance of a…

In plural: a series of liturgical commemorations of, and pleas for intercession from, particular saints, typically said at the end of one of the…

(a) a day set apart by the Church for observing the memory of a saint; (b) = name day, n. 1.

Chiefly Christian Church in later use. A memorial act; an act of commemoration; spec. = commemoration, n. 2b.

British. An annual village or town festival originally held on the feast day of the saint to whom the parish church is dedicated, but now more…

Mention; commemoration.

The feast day of the saint whose name a person shares.

In Roman Catholic tradition: the festival of the saint after whom a person is named, celebrated in the manner of a birthday; a person's name day or…

A saint's day; a holy day, a holiday.

General use as a modifier, as in fête day, fête raffle, etc.

Esp. among Serbs and Macedonians: a festival of a family saint; a name-day.