Feast (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  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 eyes.
  4. a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usually of a religious nature, commemorating an event, person, etc.: Every year, in September, the townspeople have a feast in honor of their patron saint.
verb (used without object)
  1. to have or partake of a feast; eat sumptuously.
  2. to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view.
verb (used with object)
  1. to provide or entertain with a feast.
Idioms
  1. to gaze with great joy, admiration, or relish: to feast one's eyes on the Grand Canyon.
noun
  1. a large and sumptuous meal, usually given as an entertainment for several people
  2. a periodic religious celebration
  3. something extremely pleasing or sumptuous
  4. a festival or other event of variable date
verb
  1. (intr)
    • to eat a feast
    • to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting
  2. to give a feast to
  3. to take great delight (in)
  4. to regale or delight
Feast (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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