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Revel
Definitions
- 1 A surname.
- 1 An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
"Our revels now are ended."
- 2 Alternative form of reveal. alt-of, alternative
- 3 unrestrained merrymaking wordnet
- 4 A kind of dance.
- 5 A wake for the dead.
- 1 To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.
"If there bee any lasie fellow, any that cannot away with worke, any that would wallow in pleasures, hee is hastie to be priested. And when hee is made one, and has gotten a benefice, he consorts with his neighbour priests, who are altogether given to pleasures; and then both hee, and they, live, not like Christians, but like epicures; drinking, eating, feasting, and revelling, till the cow come home, as the saying is."
- 2 To draw back; to retract. obsolete
"It then revelleth and drawethe backe agayne those humors which concurre towardes the Eyes."
- 3 take delight in wordnet
- 4 To take delight (in something).
"Slowing down doesn't have to feel like holding back. It can be an opportunity to revel in sounds and sensations, to not be so concerned about where we are going but to enjoy the moment and become comfortable where we are."
- 5 celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry”), from Latin rebello (“to rebel”). Doublet of rebel.
From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry”), from Latin rebello (“to rebel”). Doublet of rebel.
From Latin revellere, from re- + vellere (“to pluck, pull”).
From Latin revellere, from re- + vellere (“to pluck, pull”).
* As an English surname, variant of Revell. * As a French surname, from Old French reveau (“rebel”). * Also as a French surname, from several places in France, such as Revel, Haute-Garonne, named after a nearby Mont Revel, from Latin rebellis (“he who revolts, rebels”).
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