feasting

feast

F0060900 (fēst)n.1. a. A large, elaborately prepared meal, usually for many persons and often accompanied by entertainment; a banquet.b. A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed.2. A periodic religious festival commemorating an event or honoring a god or saint.3. Something giving great pleasure or satisfaction: a book that is a veritable feast for the mind.v. feast·ed, feast·ing, feasts v.tr. To give a feast for; entertain or feed sumptuously: feasted the guests on venison.v.intr.1. To partake of a feast; eat heartily.2. To experience something with gratification or delight: feasted on the view.Idiom: feast (one's) eyes on To be delighted or gratified by the sight of: We feasted our eyes on the paintings.

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[Middle English feste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *fēsta, from Latin, pl. of fēstum, from fēstus, festive; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]

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feast′er n.

feasting

(ˈfiːstɪŋ) nthe act or an instance of feasting

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feasting - eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)banquetingeating, feeding - the act of consuming food

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