feasting
Indulging at table
Feasting is eating and drinking lavishly, typically at a celebratory gathering.
The word suggests abundance and pleasure beyond ordinary meals: The wedding guests spent the evening feasting and dancing.
Figuratively, feasting can mean indulging richly in any experience: feasting your eyes on the view.
Formal celebratory meal
- galaFestive formal occasion
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
revelry · merrymaking · gathering · ceremony · fete · pageant · potlatch · symposium
Sacramental bread and wine
- communionProfound shared closeness
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- altarSacred ritual table
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
mass · liturgy · chalice · host · paschal · seder · iftar · thanksgiving
One receiving guests
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- invitationRequest to attend
entertaining · reception · graciousness · warmth · conviviality · table · serving · gathering
Reward for capture
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- harvestGathering mature crops
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
plentiful · profusion · lavish · sumptuous · opulent · ample · spread · laden
Greedy excess in consumption
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- bingeBout of excess
- excessSurplus beyond need
satiety · surfeit · decadence · hedonism · gourmandize · stuffing · pigging out · overindulgence
Connoisseur of fine cuisine
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- delicaciesChoice, refined foods
courses · dishes · platters · roast · buffet · smorgasbord · entrees · appetizers
Ceremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- observanceKeeping of customs
cultural · ancestral · folklore · sacred · seasonal · holiday · rites · celebratory
Intense positive emotion
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
satisfaction · enjoyment · jubilation · cheerfulness · joviality · contentment · happiness · laughter
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
jubilee · revelry · merrymaking · gathering · ceremony · fete · pageant · potlatch · symposium · commemoration
Eucharist
Sacramental bread and wine
consecration · mass · liturgy · chalice · host · paschal · seder · iftar · thanksgiving · blessing
host
One receiving guests
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- generosityReadiness to give freely
invitation · entertaining · reception · graciousness · warmth · conviviality · table · serving · gathering · courtesy
bounty
Reward for capture
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- harvestGathering mature crops
overflowing · plentiful · profusion · lavish · sumptuous · opulent · ample · spread · laden · bountiful
gluttony
Greedy excess in consumption
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- bingeBout of excess
excess · satiety · surfeit · decadence · hedonism · gourmandize · stuffing · pigging out · overindulgence · insatiable
gourmet
Connoisseur of fine cuisine
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
delicacies · courses · dishes · platters · roast · buffet · smorgasbord · entrees · appetizers · desserts
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
observance · cultural · ancestral · folklore · sacred · seasonal · holiday · rites · celebratory · thanksgiving
joy
Intense positive emotion
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
pleasure · satisfaction · enjoyment · jubilation · cheerfulness · joviality · contentment · happiness · laughter · camaraderie
- cultural practicesmusic, dance, art, religion, marriage
- food culturefood customs, table manners, food traditions, culinary traditions, dining etiquette
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- consumptioneating, drinking, consuming, ingestion, ingesting
- party traditionschampagne toast, toasts, toasting, cake cutting, gift opening
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
feastingfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
starving · abstaining · going hungry · skipping meals · dieting
feastingfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
abstaining · self-denial · asceticism · mortification · renunciation
- feasting one's eyesLooking with pleasure
- holiday feastingCelebratory seasonal overeating
- communal feastingShared eating among groups
- feasting hallsSpaces for communal meals
feast, festival, festive, festivity, feasts, festoon, feasted, banqueting