| 单词 | church fête |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschurch fête church fête n. (a) a church festival, esp. in continental Europe (now rare); cf. fête n. 1a; (b) an event featuring bazaars, amusements, competitions, etc., organized by a church, typically to raise money for charity or for the church itself. ΚΠ 1852 G. P. R. James Life of Vicissitudes 12/1 Amusements, for persons of my age, there were none in the town itself, except when there was some great Church fête. 1905 Scribner's Mag. June 662/1 The men rarely missed a day's work, unless it was a holiday when everybody took a vacation; for the observance of a church fête is a serious business for members of the Greek Church. 1908 Rep. Select Comm. Lotteries & Indecent Advts. 34/2 in House of Lords Sessional Papers X. 282 Viscount Llandaff... It would prohibit a charitable bazaar or prizes at a church fete? 1962 H. Thurston Where is thy Sting? iii. 32 The delivery of some jumble for the church fête. 2008 Total Politics Aug. 3/2 Politicians meet constituents at receptions, garden and church fetes all the time. < as lemmas |
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