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"FEASTS" is a plural of: feast. |
Date "FEASTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Literature | Feasts Anniversary days of joy. They are either immovable or movable. The chief immovable feasts are the four rent-days - viz. the Annunciation or Lady-Day (March 25th), the Nativity of John the Baptist (June 24th), Michaelmas Day (September 29th), and Christmas Day (December 25th). The Circumcision (New Year's Day, January 1st), Epiphany (January 6th), All Saints' (November 1st), All Souls' (November 2nd), and the several Apostles' days. The chief movable feasts depend upon Easter Sunday. They are - Palm Sunday. The Sunday next before Easter Sunday. Good Friday. The Friday next before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday. The first day of Lent. Sexagesima Sunday. Sixty days before Easter Sunday. Ascension Day or Holy Thursday. Fortieth day after Easter Sunday. Pentecost or Whit-Sunday. The seventh Sunday after Easter Sunday. Trinity Sunday. The Sunday next after Pentecost, etc. etc. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonym: FEASTSSynonym: Banquets. (additional references) |
Crosswords: FEASTS |
| English words defined with "FEASTS": agrypnia ♦ Banquetter ♦ Immovable feasts ♦ Omophagic ♦ Rudmasday ♦ Valkyria. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "FEASTS": Adonies, ART ♦ -art ♦ Clerical Vestments ♦ Dionysos ♦ Feast ♦ King of Misrule ♦ Meat, Bread ♦ U'rim. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "FEASTS": macaroni. (references) |
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Screenplays | This is where I shall prepare our gourmet feasts. (She-Wolf of London; writing credit: Hans Beimler) | |
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Bailey | Any heart turned Godward, feels more joy in one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raised by all the feasts on earth since its foundations. |
Benjamin Franklin | Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FEAST, n. A festival. A religious celebration usually signalized by gluttony and drunkenness, frequently in honor of some holy person distinguished for abstemiousness. In the Roman Catholic Church feasts are "movable" and "immovable," but the celebrants are uniformly immovable until they are full. In their earliest development these entertainments took the form of feasts for the dead; such were held by the Greeks, under the name Nemeseia, by the Aztecs and Peruvians, as in modern times they are popular with the Chinese; though it is believed that the ancient dead, like the modern, were light eaters. Among the many feasts of the Romans was the Novemdiale, which was held, according to Livy, whenever stones fell from heaven. |
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| "FEASTS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 87.36% of the time. "FEASTS" is used about 87 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 87.36% | 76 | 38,217 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 9.2% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.45% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 87 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "FEASTS": Immovable feasts. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "FEASTS": love-feasts, Marriage-feasts. | |
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| Language | Translations for "FEASTS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | festgelagen, Feiertage, ergötzt. (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 祝祭 (festivals). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅくさい (festivals). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | eastsfay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | festa. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 20, Verse 46 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Prosecete apo twn grammatewn twn qelontwn peripatein en stolaiV kai filountwn aspasmouV en taiV agoraiV kai prwtokaqedriaV en taiV sunagwgaiV kai prwtoklisiaV en toiV deipnoiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Adtendite a scribis qui volunt ambulare in stolis et amant salutationes in foro et primas cathedras in synagogis et primos discubitus in conviviis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Warniað wið þa boceras ða þe wyllað on gegyrlum gan. and lufiað gretinga on stræte. and þa yldstan setl on gesamnungum and þa forman hlininga on gebeorscypum. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Be ye war of scribis, that wolen wandre in stolis, and louen salutaciouns in chepyng, and the firste chaieris in synagogis, and the firste sittynge placis in feestis; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Beware of the Scribes which desyre to goo in longe clothinge: and love gretynges in the markets and the hyest seates in the synagoges and chefe roumes at feastes |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts; |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 20, Verse 46 |
| Cebuano | "Likayi baya ninyo ang mga escriba nga mahigugmaon sa paglakawlakaw nga managsul-ob ug hatag-as nga mga bisti, ug sa mga pagyukbo kanila sa katahuran diha sa mga tiyanggihan, ug sa labing mga maayong lingkoranan sulod sa mga sinagoga ug sa mga halangdong lingkoranan diha sa mga kombira, |
| Croatian | "Èuvajte se pismoznanaca, koji rado hodaju u dugim haljinama, vole pozdrave na trgovima, prva sjedala u sinagogama i proèelja na gozbama, |
| Danish | "Vogter eder for de skriftkloge. som gerne ville gå i lange Klæder og holde af at lade sig hilse på Torvene og at have de fornemste Pladser i Synagogerne og at sidde øverst til Bords ved Måltiderne, |
| Dutch | Wacht u van de Schriftgeleerden, die daar willen wandelen in lange klederen, en beminnen de groetingen op de markten, en de voorgestoelten in de synagogen, en de vooraanzittingen in de maaltijden; |
| Finnish | "Kavahtakaa kirjanoppineita, jotka mielellään käyskelevät pitkissä vaipoissa ja haluavat tervehdyksiä toreilla ja etumaisia istuimia synagoogissa ja ensimmäisiä sijoja pidoissa, |
| French | Gardez-vous des scribes, qui aiment se promener en robes longues, et être salués dans les places publiques; qui recherchent les premiers sièges dans les synagogues, et les premières places dans les festins; |
| German | Hütet euch vor den Schriftgelehrten, die da wollen einhertreten in langen Kleidern und lassen sich gerne grüßen auf dem Markte und sitzen gern obenan in den Schulen und über Tisch; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Hati-hatilah terhadap guru-guru agama. Mereka suka berjalan-jalan dengan jubah yang panjang, dan suka dihormati di pasar-pasar. Mereka suka tempat-tempat terhormat di dalam rumah ibadat dan di pesta-pesta. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | "Jagalah dirimu daripada segala ahli Taurat, yang suka berjalan-jalan dengan berjubah panjang, dan lagi suka diberi hormat kepadanya di pasar, dan suka akan kursi yang kehormatan di dalam segala rumah sembahyang, dan akan tempat yang mulia di dalam perjamuan, |
| Italian | «Guardatevi dagli scribi che amano passeggiare in lunghe vesti e hanno piacere di esser salutati nelle piazze, avere i primi seggi nelle sinagoghe e i primi posti nei conviti; |
| Maori | Kia tupato ki nga karaipi, ko ta ratou nei e rawe ai ko nga kakahu roroa ina haereere ratou, e matenui ana ki nga ohatanga i nga kainga hokohoko, me nga nohoanga rangatira i nga whare karakia me nga nohoanga rangatira i nga hakari: |
| Norwegian | Vokt eder for de skriftlærde, som gjerne vil gå i side klær og gjerne vil la sig hilse på torvene og ha de øverste seter i synagogene og sitte øverst ved gjestebudene; |
| Portuguese | Guardai-vos dos escribas, que querem andar com vestes compridas, e gostam das saudações nas praças, dos primeiros assentos nas sinagogas, e dos primeiros lugares nos banquetes; |
| Rumanian | ,,Pqziyi-vq de cqrturari, cqrora le place sq se plimbe kn haine lungi, wi sq le facq lumea plecqciuni prin pieye; ei umblq dupq scaunele dintki kn sinagogi, wi dupq locurile dintki la ospeye; |
| Russian | ПУФЕТЕЗБКФЕУШ ЛОЙЦОЙЛПЧ, ЛПФПТЩЕ МА'СФ ИП"ЙФШ Ч "МЙООЩИ П"ЕЦ"БИ Й МА'СФ ТЙЧЕФУФЧЙС Ч ОБТП"ОЩИ УП'ТБОЙСИ, ТЕ"УЕ"БОЙС Ч УЙОБЗПЗБИ Й ТЕ"ЧПЪМЕЦБОЙС ОБ ЙТЫЕУФЧБИ, |
| Shuar | "Israer-shuaran jintintin ainia Nuyá aneartarum. Niisha esaram pushin entsarar wekasataitsar wakeruiniawai. Tura Jintiá ti shiir áujtusarat tusar wakeruiniawai; tura iruntai jeanam penkeri pujutainium pujustinian wakeruiniawai. Tura nampernumsha uunt pujutainium pujustaj tusa wakeruiniawai. |
| Spanish | --Guardaos de los escribas, a quienes les gusta andar con ropas largas, que aman las salutaciones en las plazas, las primeras sillas en las sinagogas y los primeros asientos en los banquetes. |
| Swahili | "Jihadharini na walimu wa Sheria ambao hupenda kupitapita wamevalia kanzu. Hupenda kusalimiwa na watu kwa heshima masokoni, huketi mahali pa heshima katika masunagogi na kuchukua nafasi za heshima katika karamu. |
| Swedish | "Tagen eder till vara för de skriftlärde, som gärna gå omkring i fotsida kläder och gärna vilja bliva hälsade på torgen och gärna sitta främst i synagogorna och på de främsta platserna vid gästabuden -- |
| Uma | "Pelompehi-koi, neo' -koi mpenau' kehi-ra guru agama. Apa' goe' -ra modao' mpopake' baju to moloe, goe' -ra ane tauna hi wiwi' karajaa motingkua' mpotabe-ra. Goe' -ra rapopohura hi pohuraa karabilaa' hi tomi posampayaa, goe' -ra ane rapopohura-ra hi pohuraa to lompe' hi posusaa'. |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "FEASTS": outfeasts. (additional references) | |
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"FEASTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: easts, fasets, feasty, fesat, festsh, fuast, Fusata. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "FEASTS" (pronounced fē"sts, fē"ss , or fē"s) |
| 4 | -ē" s t s | beasts, priests, yeasts. |
| 3 | -s t s | abolitionists, abortionists, activists, adjusts, agonists, agronomists, analysts, anarchists, anesthesiologists, animists, antagonists, anthropologists, apologists, aquarists, archaeologists, archivists, armrests, arrests, arsonists, artists, assists, atheists, attests, ballasts, balloonists, baptists, bassists, behaviorists, bequests, bicyclists, biologists, blasts, boasts, boosts, botanists, breakfasts, breasts, broadcasts, bursts, busts, capitalists, cardiologists, careerists, cartoonists, castes, casts, catalysts, centralists, centrists, chartists, chemists, chests, chloroplasts, clarinetists, coasts, cohosts, colonialists, colonists, columnists, communists, conformists, conquests, conservationists, consists, consumerists, contests, contexts, contrasts, costs, crests, criminologists, crusts, cultists, cyclists, cysts, dentists, dermatologists, digests, disgusts, distrusts, divests, druggists, dusts, ecologists, economists, editorialists, elitists, endocrinologists, enlists, enthusiasts, entomologists, environmentalists, epidemiologists, ethicists, evangelists, exhausts, exhibitionists, exists, extremists, fascists, fasts, fatalists, federalists, feminists, fetishists, finalists, firsts, fists, flavorists, florists, forecasts, forests, frosts, fundamentalists, futurists, generalists, geneticists, geologists, ghosts, guests, guideposts, guitarists, gusts, gymnasts, gynecologists, harpists, harvests, headrests, herbalists, hobbyists, hoists, hosts, humanists, humorists, hygienists, idealists, ideologists, illusionists, imperialists, impressionists, individualists, industrialists, infests, insists, institutionalists, instrumentalists, interests, internationalists, internists, interventionists, invests, isolationists, jests, joists, journalists, jurists, kremlinologists, lambastes, lampposts, lasts, leftists, linguists, lists, lobbyists, locusts, loyalists, lyricists, machinists, manifests, masts, medalists, meteorologists, militarists, mists, modernists, molests, monarchists, monetarists, moralists, motorcyclists, motorists, nationalists, naturalists, nests, neurologists, newscasts, nihilists, nonconformists, novelists, numismatists, nutritionists, obstructionists, oncologists, ophthalmologists, opportunists, optimists, optometrists, orthodontists, orthopedists, outbursts, outcasts, outposts, pacifists, paleontologists, panelists, pastes, pasts, pathologists, persists, pessimists, pests, pharmacists, philanthropists, physicists, pianists, poltergeists, populists, posts, pragmatists, preexists, preservationists, propagandists, protagonists, protectionists, protests, provosts, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, publicists, purists, quests, racists, radiologists, rainforests, rapists, realists, receptionists, recidivists, reformists, Reinvests, requests, reservationists, reservists, resists, rests, retests, revisionists, revolutionists, rightists, ripostes, roasts, rusts, satirists, schists, scientists, secessionists, secularists, segregationists, seismologists, semifinalists, separatists, signposts, socialists, sociologists, soloists, specialists, spiritualists, statists, sternposts, strategists, stylists, suffragists, suggests, supremacists, survivalists, symbolists, tastes, technologists, telecasts, televangelists, terrorists, testes, tests, texts, theorists, therapists, thrusts, toasts, toothpastes, tourists, toxicologists, traditionalists, trusts, twists, typists, ultranationalists, unionists, urologists, vests, violinists, virologists, waists, wastes, wrists. |
| 2 | -ē" s | apiece, caprice, cease, cerise, crease, decease, decrease, fleece, gees, geese, grease, increase, lease, niece, obese, peace, Pease, piece, police, release, Seis, yeas. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: safest. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: asset, easts, fasts, fates, feast, feats, fetas, safes, sates, seats, tasse. | |
-2 letters: ates, east, eats, efts, etas, fast, fate, fats, feat, fess, feta, fets, safe, sate, seas, seat, seta, sets, tass, teas. | |
-3 letters: aft, ass, ate, eat, efs, eft, ess, eta, fas, fat, fet, sae, sat, sea, set, tae, tas, tea. | |
-4 letters: ae, as. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: falsest, fastens, fasters, fastest, fatless, fatness, fatsoes, fiestas, fissate, fossate, strafes. | |
+2 letters: daftness, fastness, feasters, flaskets, flatness, flatuses, fretsaws, gabfests, restaffs, safeties, staffers, stedfast, strafers, sulfates. | |
+3 letters: afforests, batfishes, catfishes, faintness, faithless, falsettos, falsities, fantasies, fantasise, fasteners, fatnesses, fattiness, faultless, festivals, flashiest, forecasts, foremasts, forestays, makefasts, manifests, offstages, outfeasts, postfaces, ratfishes, refastens, satisfied, satisfies, seacrafts, seafronts, shamefast, softheads, softwares, stagefuls, steadfast, sufflates, sulfatase, superfast, talkfests, transfers, transfuse, unfastens. | |
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