"ferial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪəl/
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪəl Etymology: From Middle English ferial, from Medieval Latin fēriālis, from Latin fēria (“weekday”) (whence the first sense), fēriae (“holidays”) (whence the second). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ferial}} Middle English ferial, {{der|en|ML.|fēriālis}} Medieval Latin fēriālis, {{der|en|la|fēria||weekday}} Latin fēria (“weekday”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ferial (not comparable)
  1. (ecclesiastical) Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast. Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to an ordinary weekday): ferial (Middle English), ferial (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ferial-en-adj-hSARdcN2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 19 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 9 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 75 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 84 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 15 5 Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'pertaining to an ordinary weekday': 99 1
  2. Jovial, festive, as if pertaining to a holiday. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ferial-en-adj-ZiJT7-Fd

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪəl/ Forms: ferials [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪəl Etymology: From Middle English ferial, from Medieval Latin fēriālis, from Latin fēria (“weekday”) (whence the first sense), fēriae (“holidays”) (whence the second). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ferial}} Middle English ferial, {{der|en|ML.|fēriālis}} Medieval Latin fēriālis, {{der|en|la|fēria||weekday}} Latin fēria (“weekday”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ferial (plural ferials)
  1. (ecclesiastical) A feria.
    Sense id: en-ferial-en-noun-Ll40aBwc Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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