(religious festival)

  • 21festival — fes|ti|val W3S3 [ˈfestıvəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin festivus; FESTIVE] 1.) an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year ▪ the Newport… …

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  • 22Festival Hall, Melbourne — Infobox Stadium stadium name = Festival Hall nickname = The House of Stoush location = West Melbourne, Melbourne broke ground = opened = May, 1915 closed = demolished = owner = Stadiums Pty Ltd operator = Arena Management Pty Ltd surface =… …

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  • 23festival — /fes teuh veuhl/, n. 1. a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival. 2. a periodic commemoration, anniversary, or celebration: an annual… …

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  • 24religious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ deeply …

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  • 25festival — [[t]fe̱stɪv(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ festivals 1) N COUNT A festival is an organized series of events such as musical concerts or drama productions. Numerous Umbrian towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theatre, and dance... There are over 350… …

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  • 26festival — 01. There is a big music [festival] in Quebec City each summer. 02. The Beatles second film, Help!, won first prize in the Rio de Janeiro Film [Festival] in 1965. 03. St. Valentine s Day on February 14th dates back to a Roman [festival] of youth …

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  • 27festival — fes•ti•val [[t]ˈfɛs tə vəl[/t]] n. 1) a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances 2) a periodic commemoration, anniversary, or celebration: an annual strawberry festival[/ex] 3) a period… …

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  • 28festival — /ˈfɛstəvəl / (say festuhvuhl) noun 1. a periodic religious or other feast: the festival of Christmas. 2. any time of feasting; an anniversary for festive celebration. 3. a public festivity, with performances of music, processions, exhibitions,… …

  • 29festival — n. & adj. n. 1 a day or period of celebration, religious or secular. 2 a concentrated series of concerts, plays, etc., held regularly in a town etc. (Bath Festival). attrib.adj. of or concerning a festival. Etymology: earlier as adj.: ME f. OF f …

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  • 30festival — noun (C) 1 an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, which happens in the same place every year: the Newport Jazz festival 2 a special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event,… …

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