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

The feast of reason, and the flow of
soul.

Pope.

Feast day, a holiday; a day set as a solemn
commemorative festival.

Syn. -- Entertainment; regale; banquet; treat; carousal;
festivity; festival. -- Feast, Banquet,
Festival, Carousal. A feast sets before us
viands superior in quantity, variety, and abundance; a banquet
is a luxurious feast; a festival is the joyful celebration by
good cheer of some agreeable event. Carousal is unrestrained
indulgence in frolic and drink.

Feast, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Feasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Feasting.] [OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest
from work, F. fêter to celebrate a holiday. See
Feast, n.] 1. To eat
sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large
companies, and on public festivals.

And his sons went and feasted in their
houses.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 36) First and Last Things (page 176) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 299)

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