double feast

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

double feast (plural double feasts)

  1. (Christianity) Any of certain feast days ranked above simples and semidoubles.
    Synonym: double
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