love feast

noun

(among the early Christians) a meal eaten in token of brotherly love and charity; agape.

a rite in imitation of this, practiced by a number of modern denominations; a fellowship meal.

a banquet or gathering of persons to promote good feeling, restore friendly relations, honor a special guest, etc.

Origin of love feast

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby love feast

Lovecraft, loved, loved one, loved-up, love-entangle, love feast, Love for Love, love game, lovegrass, love handle, love handles

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Example sentences from the Web for love feast

A love-feast at nine in the morning opened the public services of a Sunday still memorable in the annals of Octavius Methodism.
The Damnation of Theron Ware|Harold Frederic
After the services at the grave the people assembled in the church again to partake of the love-feast.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873|Various
Report gave out a love-feast as a main function, from which the sect got kailites as a nickname.
Bonnie Scotland|A.R. Hope Moncrieff
When they hold out a hand to the needy they sound a trumpet; when they invite to a love-feast they engage a crier.
Women of Early Christianity|Alfred Brittain

His reception by the Italian people was enthusiastic, but his interview with the Pope was hardly a love-feast.
Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888|Various

British Dictionary definitions for love feast

love feast

noun

Also called: agape (among the early Christians) a religious meal eaten with others as a sign of mutual love and fellowship

a ritual meal modelled upon this

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单词	love feast
释义	love feast noun (among the early Christians) a meal eaten in token of brotherly love and charity; agape. a rite in imitation of this, practiced by a number of modern denominations; a fellowship meal. a banquet or gathering of persons to promote good feeling, restore friendly relations, honor a special guest, etc. Origin of love feast First recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby love feast Lovecraft, loved, loved one, loved-up, love-entangle, love feast, Love for Love, love game, lovegrass, love handle, love handles Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for love feast A love-feast at nine in the morning opened the public services of a Sunday still memorable in the annals of Octavius Methodism. The Damnation of Theron Ware\|Harold Frederic After the services at the grave the people assembled in the church again to partake of the love-feast. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873\|Various Report gave out a love-feast as a main function, from which the sect got kailites as a nickname. Bonnie Scotland\|A.R. Hope Moncrieff When they hold out a hand to the needy they sound a trumpet; when they invite to a love-feast they engage a crier. Women of Early Christianity\|Alfred Brittain His reception by the Italian people was enthusiastic, but his interview with the Pope was hardly a love-feast. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888\|Various British Dictionary definitions for love feast love feast noun Also called: agape (among the early Christians) a religious meal eaten with others as a sign of mutual love and fellowship a ritual meal modelled upon this Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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