fes|ti|val

fes|ti|val
fes|ti|val «FEHS tuh vuhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a day or special time of rejoicing or feasting, often in memory of some great happening: »

Christmas and Easter are two festivals of the Christian Church; Purim and Hanukkah are two festivals of the Jewish religion.

2. a celebration or entertainment, often at recurring periods: »

a strawberry festival. Every year the city has a summer music festival. Just returned from a film festival in Acapulco, he sported a healthy bronze glow (Rex Reed).

3. merrymaking; revelry: »

The morning trumpets festival proclaim'd through each high street (Milton).

–adj.
1. of or having to do with a festival.
2. Obsolete. joyful.
╂[< Medieval Latin festivalis < Latin fēstīvus < fēstum feast]

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