Festal

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a feast or festival; festive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or befitting a feast or festival; hence, joyous; gay; jubilant: as, a, festal air or look.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast; joyous; festive.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. festive, relating to a festival or feast
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. offering fun and gaiety
    • Word Usage
    "The priest enters, clad in festal robes, a type of the heavenly bride going to her divine nuptials (this very common Introit originated in the Greek liturgy)."
    cross-reference
    festal use  
    Equivalent
    joyous  
    Form
    festally  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    betrothal  bridal  ceremonial  choral  convivial  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    comfortable  convivial  festive  festive  gala  
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