eisteddfod
(in Wales) an annual festival, with competitions among poets and musicians.
Origin of eisteddfod
1Other words from eisteddfod
- eis·tedd·fod·ic, adjective
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How to use eisteddfod in a sentence
Finally, eight other preachers from the eisteddfod came and announced to the Elder their intention.
Early Scenes in Church History | VariousShe temporizes, postpones, and supplicates to have the period extended up to the close of the eisteddfod.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithThe last commission was issued by Queen Elizabeth in 1568, but the eisteddfod fell into abeyance during the seventeenth century.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousIn modern Welsh, a bard is a poet whose vocation has been recognized at an eisteddfod.
In Cathays Park there is also a “gorsedd” or bardic circle of huge monoliths erected in connexion with the eisteddfod of 1899.
British Dictionary definitions for eisteddfod
/ (aɪˈstɛdfəd, Welsh aɪˈstɛðvɔd) /
any of a number of annual festivals in Wales, esp the Royal National Eisteddfod, in which competitions are held in music, poetry, drama, and the fine arts
Origin of eisteddfod
1Derived forms of eisteddfod
- eisteddfodic, adjective
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