/ fiːst; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun ( formal )
1.
a large or special meal, especially for a lot of people and to celebrate sth :
a wedding feast
2.
a day or period of time when there is a religious festival :
the feast of Christmas
a feast day
3.
[ usually sing. ] a thing or an event that brings great pleasure :
a feast of colours
The evening was a real feast for music lovers.
■ verb
[ v ] feast (on sth) to eat a large amount of food, with great enjoyment
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IDIOMS
- feast your eyes (on sb/sth)
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French feste (noun), fester (verb), from Latin festa , neuter plural of festus joyous. Compare with fete and fiesta .