love feast

Ritual meal expressing fellowship

A love feast is a meal shared among members of a religious community as an expression of fellowship and mutual affection, practiced by early Christians and some modern denominations like the Moravians.

By extension, love feast describes any gathering marked by unusual harmony and goodwill: The press conference turned into a love feast between the two former rivals.

fellowship

agape

Mouth held wide

communionProfound shared closeness
potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
gatheringCollection of people meeting

congregation · breaking bread · sharing · unity · togetherness · community · bonding · camaraderie · hospitality · reconciliation

religious

Eucharist

Sacramental bread and wine

communionProfound shared closeness
sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
early churchFirst-century Christian communities

Moravian · Methodist · Lord's Supper · liturgy · worship · congregation · devotion · blessing · thanksgiving · spiritual

Categories

Shared Mealscommunal meal, potluck, banquet, dinner party, family dinner
church serviceschurch service, weddings, high mass, funerals, communion
Anabaptist traditionsadult baptism, plain dress, foot washing, nonresistance, shunning
Brethrenbrethren, assembly hall, breaking of bread
Moravians
church groupssmall group, small groups, congregations, cell group, parishes

Opposites

social atmosphere

love feastshouting match

Angry loud dispute

brawl · fight · donnybrook · free-for-all · melee

relational dynamic

love feasthatefest

Event celebrating animosity

roast · character assassination · pile-on · witch hunt · inquisition

sacred vs. profane gathering

love feastorgy

Unrestrained collective indulgence

bacchanal · debauch

Family

love, feast, loving, loved, lover, beloved, lovable, lovers, loves

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