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feast

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1. feast - Noun

2. feast - Verb

3. Feast - Proper noun

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A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

A festive or joyous meal; a grand, ceremonious, or sumptuous entertainment, of which many guests partake; a banquet characterized by tempting variety and abundance of food.

That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment.

To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.

To be highly gratified or delighted.

To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king.

To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness. Let no one lament their poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn their transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Saviour's death has set us free. John Chrysostom

A good conscience is a continual feast. Robert Burton

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast. Friedrich Schiller

There is a fool at every feast. Dutch Proverb

Feast with your kin, but do not trade; trade with your enemy, but do not feast. Armenian Proverb

The heart at rest sees a feast in everything. Hindi Proverb

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