Festival definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FES'TIVAL, a. [L. festivus ... See Feast.] Pertaining to a feast; joyous; mirthful; as a festival entertainment. FES'TIVAL, n. The time of feasting; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a day ... of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" [syn: festival, fete] Merriam Webster's I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from ... of, relating to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival II. noun Date: 1528 1. a. a time of ...
High festival definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary (e) Very abstract; difficult to ... Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31. High festival (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full ceremonial. High German, or High ...
Stratford Festival definitions Britannica Concise Canadian theatrical organization. The foremost classical repertory ... 1953. It includes three permanent theaters: the 220° open-stage Festival Theatre, the Avon Theatre, and the Tom Patterson Theatre, which is reserved for experimental works. The festival features productions of W. Shakespeare's plays (Stratford was chosen ...
Festival of Lights definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... 165 BC [syn: Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of ...
harvest festival definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (harvest festivals) A harvest festival is a Christian church service held every autumn to thank ...
... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of ... in Egypt Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 the Jewish spring festival commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, held ... Ex. xii. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Passover is a Jewish festival that begins in March or April and lasts for seven ... 1. Pecach and Matstsoth: The Passover was the annual Hebrew festival on the evening of the 14th day of the month ... was followed by, and closely connected with, a 7 days' festival of matstsoth, or unleavened bread, to which the name Passover ... Egypt (Ex 12:12 f; 13:2,12 ); the matstsoth festival being in memory of the first days of the ...
... 1828 Dictionary PEN'TECOST,n. [Gr. fiftieth.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews, so called because celebrated on the fiftieth ... Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a Whit Sunday. b a festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on Whit Sunday. 2 a the Jewish harvest festival, on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover ... fr. ? five. See Five, and cf. Pingster.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because celebrated on the fiftieth ... Nisan); -- hence called, also, the Feast of Weeks. At this festival an offering of the first fruits of the harvest was ... the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt. 2. A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in commemoration ...
... an anniversary, periodical or stated celebration of some event; a festival; as on occasion of the games in Greece, and the ... feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae ... day dedicated to a particular saint. 4 an annual village festival. --v. 1 intr. partake of a feast; eat and drink ... 1913 Dictionary Feast Feast (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr ... origin. Cf. Fair, n., Festal, F[^e]te.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, ...
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) [syn: Dionysia ... of dionysios of Dionysus, from Dionysos Date: 1812 ancient Greek festival observances held in seasonal cycles in honor of Dionysus; especially ... the end, he was declared victor. The demarch conducted the festival, the expenses of which were paid by the deme. The ... Athens, and later in Ionia in Asia Minor. At this festival also the new wine was tasted. A procession was formed ... month of Anthesterion (February), when the first flowers appeared. This festival resembled somewhat our Christmas. On the first day (11th of ... City Dionysia, were held in Elaphebolion (March) as a spring festival. This is the most important of all the Dionysia ( ...
... 24. The Ishtar-Gate and the Middle Palace 25. The Festival-Street 26. The Chamber of the Fates 27. The Northern ... the fates were declared, to Aa-ibur-sabu, Babylon's festival-street, which lay by the gate of Beltis or Mah, for the great New-Year's festival of Merodach and the gods. 10. Nebuchadrezzar's Architectural Work ... the banks of the Euphrates to Aa-ibur-sabu, the festival-street, were thoroughly repaired with burnt brick and bitumen, and ... the place of fate, where, on every New-Year's festival, on the 8th and 9th of Nisan, "the king of ... of the Euphrates, one found oneself in Aa-ibursabu, the Festival-street, which was a continuation of the royal roadway ...
... of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" [syn: festival, fete] v 1: have a celebration; "They were feting the ... Old French feste — more at feast Date: 15th century 1. festival 2. a. a lavish often outdoor entertainment b. a large ... Dictionary Fete F[^e]te, n. [F. See Feast.] A festival. F[^e]te champ[^e]tre[F.], a festival or entertainment in the open air; a rural festival. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fete F[^e]te, v. ...