religious festival (noun)

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• religious festival — noun a festival having religious significance • Syn: ↑church festival • Hypernyms: ↑festival • Hyponyms: ↑Succoth, ↑Sukkoth, ↑Succos, ↑Feast of Booths …   Useful english dictionary

• festival — noun 1 series of performances/events ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, major ▪ annual ▪ spring, summer, etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• festival — ► NOUN 1) a day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons. 2) an organized series of concerts, films, etc. ORIGIN Latin festivalis, from festa feast …   English terms dictionary

• Festival — For other uses, see Festival (disambiguation). Festivity redirects here. For the ship, see MV Festivity. The Festival …   Wikipedia

• festival — noun (C) 1 an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, which happens in the same place every year: the Newport Jazz festival 2 a special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• festival — noun 1》 a day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons. 2》 an organized series of concerts, films, etc., typically one held annually in the same place. Origin ME (as adjective): via OFr. from med. L. festivalis, from L. festivus …   English new terms dictionary

• festival */*/*/ — UK [ˈfestɪv(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms festival : singular festival plural festivals 1) a) a series of performances of films, plays, music, or dancing that is usually organized in the same place at the same time each year the Shetland… …   English dictionary

• festival — fes|ti|val [ festıvl ] noun count *** 1. ) a series of performances of movies, plays, music, or dancing that is usually organized in the same place at the same time each year: The movie generated a very positive response at this year s Sundance… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• church festival — noun a festival having religious significance • Syn: ↑religious festival • Hypernyms: ↑festival • Hyponyms: ↑Succoth, ↑Sukkoth, ↑Succos, ↑Feast of Boo …   Useful english dictionary

• festival — /ˈfɛstəvəl / (say festuhvuhl) noun 1. a periodic religious or other feast: the festival of Christmas. 2. any time of feasting; an anniversary for festive celebration. 3. a public festivity, with performances of music, processions, exhibitions,… …  

• festival — [ˈfestɪv(ə)l] noun [C] 1) a series of performances of films, plays, music, or dancing that is usually organized in the same place at the same time each year 2) a day or period when there is a public holiday, often to celebrate a religious event… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English