n. 25B6; noun
a wedding feast : BANQUET, celebration meal, lavish dinner; treat, entertainment; revels, festivities; informal blowout, spread; Brit. informal nosh-up, beanfeast, bunfight, beano, slap-up meal.
the feast of St Stephen : (RELIGIOUS) FESTIVAL, feast day, saint's day, holy day, holiday. See lists at festival , saint .
a feast for the eyes : TREAT, delight, joy, pleasure.
25B6; verb
they feasted on lobster : GORGE ON, dine on, eat one's fill of, overindulge in, binge on; eat, devour, consume, partake of; informal stuff one's face with, stuff oneself with, pig oneself on, pig out on.
they feasted the deputation : HOLD A BANQUET FOR, throw a feast/party for, wine and dine, entertain lavishly, regale, treat, fête.