midday meal
41dinner — noun dinner will be served on the terrace Syn: evening meal, supper, main meal; lunch, midday meal; feast, banquet, dinner party; informal spread; humorous din din; formal repast …
42dinner — /ˈdɪnə / (say dinuh) noun 1. the evening meal. 2. (especially formerly) the midday meal; lunch. 3. a formal meal in honour of some person or occasion. –phrase 4. done like a dinner, Colloquial completely defeated or outwitted. {Middle English… …
43lunch — [lunch] n. [earlier, a piece, thick piece < ?: first appears as rendering of Sp lonja, slice of ham, which it formerly paralleled in pronun.] 1. any light meal; esp., the regular midday meal between breakfast and dinner 2. the food prepared… …
44ESSENES — ESSENES, a religious communalistic Jewish sect or association in the latter half of the Second Temple period, from the second century B.C.E. to the end of the first century C.E. Contemporary or near contemporary descriptions are found in philo… …
45luncheon — noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of nuncheon light snack, alteration of Middle English nonshench midday refreshment, from non noon + schench drink Date: circa 1652 lunch; especially a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for… …
46Second Buddhist council — The Second Buddhist council took place in Vesali, about one hundred years after the Buddha s Parinibbāna, in order to settle a serious dispute on Vinaya. The orthodox monks were able to convince the monks whose behaviour was under question.… …
47Battle of Hat Dich — Part of the Vietnam War …
48mid|day — «MIHD DAY», noun, adjective. –n. the middle of the day; noon. –adj. of midday: »a midday meal. ╂[Old English middæg] …
49Undern — Un dern, n. [AS. undern; akin to OS. undorn, OHG. untarn, untorn, Icel. undorn mid afternoon, mid forenoon, Goth. unda[ u]rnimats the midday meal. Cf. {Undermeal}, {Undertime}.] The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically,… …
50Rule of Saint Benedict — The Rule of Saint Benedict ( Regula Benedicti ) is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living in community under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communities of women.… …
