Meaning of forefeast | Babel Free

Definitions

A lesser religious festival that leads up to another more significant festival.

Examples

“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.”

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