What does comessation mean?
Comessation means (now historical and somewhat rare) Feasting, banqueting..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now historical and somewhat rare) Feasting, banqueting..
Is it a small benefit, that I am placed there […] where I see no drunken comessations, no rebellious routs, no violent oppressions, no obscene rejoicings, nor ought else that might either vex or affright my soul?
Most essays deal with literary sources, but food symbolism for Saint Catherine of Siena (Luce d’Eramo), famine in chronicles (Corinne Lucas), and depictions of sacred and profane comessation in sixteenth-century art (Hélène Albani) add variety to the mix.
Use comessation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Comessation means (now historical and somewhat rare) Feasting, banqueting..
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Is it a small benefit, that I am placed there […] where I see no drunken comessations, no rebellious routs, no violent oppressions, no obscene rejoicings, nor ought else that might either vex or affright my soul?
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