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love feast
noun
- (among the early Christians) a meal eaten in token of brotherly love and charity; agape.
- a rite in imitation of this, practiced by a number of modern denominations; a fellowship meal.
- a banquet or gathering of persons to promote good feeling, restore friendly relations, honor a special guest, etc.
love feast
noun
- Also calledagape (among the early Christians) a religious meal eaten with others as a sign of mutual love and fellowship
- a ritual meal modelled upon this
Word History and Origins
Origin of love feast1
Example Sentences
In addition, we should not imagine that relations between Muralug Islanders and Cape York Aborigines were an uninterrupted love feast at which Aborigines eagerly sopped up culture from island teachers.
The Agapæ, or love feasts, which formed one of the most touching symbols of Christian unity, had become scenes of drunkenness and of riot.
The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
They not only hold to baptism and the Lord's supper, but to washing each other's feet, and, I believe, the observance of an annual love feast.
The Lord’s Supper was observed weekly; and between forenoon and afternoon service every Sunday a love feast was held at which every member was required to be present.
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