Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afterfeast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-feast
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lesser religious festival that follows another more significant festival.

Example Sentences

"The typikon of the Evergetis monastery, on the other hand, lists a forefeast and two afterfeasts; […]"
"Liturgical ceremonies of special splendor were enacted not only on feast days but also on the forefeasts and afterfeasts of these events, as seen in the Book of Ceremonies and Typikon of the Great Church."

Etymology

From after- + feast.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: after

Inflected Forms

afterfeasts (plural)

Synonyms

postfeast

Antonyms

forefeast

Questions

What does afterfeast mean?: A lesser religious festival that follows another more significant festival.
Where does afterfeast come from?: From after- + feast.

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