Ferial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɛɹɪəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ferial is an adjective meaning (ecclesiastical) Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
Meaning
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
More Meanings
- Jovial, festive, as if pertaining to a holiday.
- (ecclesiastical) A feria.
Example Sentences
In ferial tone he addressed J. J. O’Molloy: — Taylor had come there, you must know, from a sick bed.
[They] / Dance within the magic shade / That makes them drunken, merry, and strong / To laugh and sing their ferial song : / ‘Free, free . . . !’
Word Forms
- ferials
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include festivous, weekdaily, festival, festal, feastly, ecclesial.
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