liefdesmaal
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of liefde + -s- + maal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlif.dəsˌmaːl/
- Hyphenation: lief‧des‧maal
Noun
liefdesmaal n (plural liefdesmalen)
- (historical, Christianity) love feast, agape (communal meal held by early Christians)
- (Christianity) love feast (communal meal held by pietists and some other Christian groups, e.g. Moravian)
- (rare) romantic meal