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  • feast — I n. a royal, sumptuous feast II v. (formal) (D; intr., tr.) to feast on, upon (to feast on Chateaubriand; to feast one s eyes on beautiful scenery) * * * [fiːst] sumptuous feast upon (to feast on Chateaubriand; to feast one s eyes on beautiful… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Feast of Fools — • A celebration marked by much license and buffoonery, which in many parts of Europe, and particularly in France, during the later middle ages took place every year on or about the feast of the Circumcision (1 Jan.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Feast of the Holy Rosary —     Feast of the Holy Rosary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Holy Rosary     Apart from the signal defeat of the Albigensian heretics at the battle of Muret in 1213 which legend has attributed to the recitation of the Rosary by St.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Feast of the Assumption —     The Feast of the Assumption     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of the Assumption     The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August; also called in old liturgical books Pausatio, Nativitas (for heaven), Mors, Depositio …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Feast of the Circumcision —     Feast of the Circumcision     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Circumcision     As Christ wished to fulfil the law and to show His descent according to the flesh from Abraham. He, though not bound by the law, was circumcised on the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Feast of Trumpets (Christian holiday) — See also Rosh Hashanah also called a Day [of] teruah ( Blowing [of the Shofar] /Trumpeting in the Torah) about Judaism s New Year Jewish holy day. The Feast of Trumpets is a holy day observed by Christians who believe in keeping the Seven Feasts… …   Wikipedia

  • feast — feaster, n. feastless, adj. /feest/, n. 1. any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast. 2. a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests: a wedding feast. 3. something highly agreeable: The Rembrandt exhibition was a feast for the …   Universalium

  • Feast of the Cross — Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (icon from Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Liturgical year Western Advent …   Wikipedia

  • Feast of Fools — The Feast of Fools, known also as the festum fatuorum , festum stultorum , festum hypodiaconorum , or fête des fous , are the varying names given to popular medieval festivals regularly celebrated by the clergy and laity from the fifth century… …   Wikipedia

  • Feast of the Most Precious Blood — The Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ was a feast included in the General Roman Calendar from 1849 to 1969. Contents 1 History 2 Significance 3 Prayer 4 References …   Wikipedia

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