fester1 (fester)

[Early mod. E. also feas ter; a mood of the second figure of syllogism having the major premise negative and the minor particular. The following is an example: No infallible utterance is false; some declaration of the Grand Lama is false; hence, some declaration of the Grand Lama is not infallible. The vowels, e, i, o, indicate the quantity and quality of the three propositions, universal negative, particular affirmative, particular negative. The f shows that the mood is reduced to ferio, and thes that in the reduction the major premise is simply converted. See mood2. Sometimes called firesmo. festival (fes'ti-val), a. and n. [ To some persons there is no better instrument to cause the remembrance, and to endear the affection to the article, than the recommending it by festivity and joy of a Jer. Taylor. holiday. 2. A festival; a festive event or celebration. There happening a great and solemn festivity, such as the sheep shearings used to be, David condescends to beg of a rich man some small repast. South, Sermons.