love feast

American  

noun

1. (among the early Christians) a meal eaten in token of brotherly love and charity; agape.

2. a rite in imitation of this, practiced by a number of modern denominations; a fellowship meal.

3. a banquet or gathering of persons to promote good feeling, restore friendly relations, honor a special guest, etc.

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love feast British  

noun

1. Also called: agape.  (among the early Christians) a religious meal eaten with others as a sign of mutual love and fellowship

2. a ritual meal modelled upon this

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Etymology

Origin of love feast

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

The concerts proved to be a love feast all around.

From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 17, 2011

Before Kirk caved in, Attorney General John Mitchell, in what one Kirk aide called a "love feast," talked by phone with the Governor at least a dozen times.

From Time Magazine Archive

After hearings that Wisconsin Democrat William Proxmire described as a "love feast," the 20 members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted unanimously to recommend Greenspan's confirmation.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the love feast begins this week in Atlanta, the company is planning a vigorous expansion of the overseas operations that have long made Coke's red-and-white logo a worldwide emblem of U.S. consumer culture.

From Time Magazine Archive

In addition, we should not imagine that relations between Muralug Islanders and Cape York Aborigines were an uninterrupted love feast at which Aborigines eagerly sopped up culture from island teachers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond