double feast

Meanings

noundouble feast (plural double feasts)

ChristianityAny of certain feast days ranked above simples and semidoubles.
Synonyms: double

nounAny of certain feast days ranked above simples and semidoubles.

Similar

Uncertain; possibly because either the antiphon or the matins took place twice on such days.

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APA

double feast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20feast

MLA

“double feast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20feast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double feast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20feast.