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LOVE FEAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does love feast mean?
• LOVE FEAST (noun)
The noun LOVE FEAST has 2 senses:
1. a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants
2. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
Familiarity information: LOVE FEAST used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("love feast" is a kind of...):
social affair; social gathering (a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
agape; love feast
Hypernyms ("love feast" is a kind of...):
religious ceremony; religious ritual (a ceremony having religious meaning)
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