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Feast of Fools


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Generic name for the New Year revels in European cathedrals and collegiate churches, when the minor clergy usurped the functions of their superiors and burlesqued the services of the Church. ...

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Fools, Feast of
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 21 words
Fools, Feast of
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 rev) Length: 138 words
Fools, Feast of
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages Length: 65 words
Feast of Fools
in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2) Length: 247 words

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