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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A lesser religious festival that leads up to another more significant festival..
The two forefeasts of Christmas fall on the previous Sundays […]
The typikon of the Evergetis monastery, on the other hand, lists a forefeast and two afterfeasts; […]
Liturgical ceremonies of special splendor were enacted not only on feast days but also on the forefeasts and afterfeasts of these events, as seen in the Book of Ceremonies and Typikon of the Great Church.
Use forefeast when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forefeast means A lesser religious festival that leads up to another more significant festival..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include afterfeast, postfeast.
The two forefeasts of Christmas fall on the previous Sundays […]
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