愛あい餐さん会かい

noun

love feast; agape

Christian term for a communal meal expressing fellowship and charity, often associated with early church practice. Also used for modern church fellowship meals.

• 教きょう会かいの愛あい餐さん会かいで、みんなで持もち寄よった料りょう理りを楽たのしんだ。

  At the church's love feast, we enjoyed the dishes everyone brought.

• 初しょ期きキリスト教きょうでは、愛あい餐さん会かいが礼れい拝はいの一いち部ぶとして行おこなわれていた。

  In early Christianity, the love feast was held as part of the worship service.