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love feast

noun

Etymology

From love + feast, partial calque of Latin agape and Koine Greek ἀγάπη (agápē).

  1. derived from *dʰéh₁s✻
  2. derived from *fēs-tos✻
  3. derived from festum
  4. derived from festa
  5. derived from feste
  6. inherited from feeste
  7. compounded as love feast — “love + feast”

Definitions

  1. A symbolic communal meal held by early Christians in commemoration of the eucharist.

  2. A religious service held by Moravians, Methodists and some other group, in imitation of…

    A religious service held by Moravians, Methodists and some other group, in imitation of such gatherings, characterised by partaking in a simple meal.

    • He then invited me to a love-feast at his chapel that evening.

  3. Any banquet or gathering to promote goodwill among the participants.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA