feast-day
71Saint Nicholas Day — ▪ feast day feast day (December 6) of St. Nicholas (Nicholas, Saint), patron saint of Russia and Greece, of a number of cities, and of sailors and children, among many other groups. Little is known of the life of the historical Nicholas. He …
72Feast of the Sacred Heart — The Feast of the Sacred Heart (properly, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart) is a holy day in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. It falls 19 days after Pentecost, on a Friday. The earliest possible date is 29 May as in 1818 and… …
73feast of unleavened bread — Usage: usually capitalized F&U&B : an ancient 7 day agricultural feast marked by the offering of new grain to the Lord which began on the 15th day of the 1st month, the day after the 1st day of the Passover, and finally became one continuous… …
74Feast at Hong Gate — The Feast at Hong Gate (zh tsp|t=鴻門宴|s=鸿门宴|p=Hóngményàn) was a historical event (206 BC or 205 BC it happened around the new year) later often memorialized in Chinese history, novels, and drama, including in Beijing opera.The feast came about due …
75feast — 1 noun (C) 1 a large meal for a lot of people, to celebrate a special occasion: a wedding feast | hold a feast: A great feast was held in Columbus s honour. 2 a very good, large meal: Jane s mother had cooked us a real feast. | midnight feast (=a …
76Feast of Lights — noun (Judaism) an eight day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC • Syn: ↑Hanukkah, ↑Hanukah, ↑Hannukah, ↑Chanukah, ↑Chanukkah, ↑Channukah, ↑Channukkah, ↑ …
77feast — /fist / (say feest) noun 1. a periodical celebration, or day or time of celebration, of religious or other character, in commemoration of some event or person, or having some other special significance: feasts of the Church; the medieval feast of …
78Feast of Weeks — Pentecost Pen te*cost, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ? five. See {Five}, and cf. {Pingster}.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews; so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day… …
79Feast of the First Fruits of Wine — The Feast of the First Fruits of Wine is a holiday celebrated by the ancient Israelites as described in the Temple Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The holiday, which is observed on the third day of the fifth month (Av), is not mentioned in the… …
80Feast of Dedication — noun (Judaism) an eight day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC • Syn: ↑Hanukkah, ↑Hanukah, ↑Hannukah, ↑Chanukah, ↑Chanukkah, ↑Channukah, ↑Channukkah, ↑ …
