birthfeast en · NOUN
Etymology
From birth + feast.
Meanings
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A feast held to celebrate a birthday.
The birthfeast of Mithra was held in Rome on the 8th day before the Kalends of January, being also the day of the Circassian games, which were sacred to the Sun.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| birthfeasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |