festschrift

Syllables: fest·schrift/ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/US/ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/

festschrift noun: a collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).

Noun (1)

festschrift (plural festschrifts or festschriften)

A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).
- Great preparations are being made and no effort spared to render the meeting a success. [...] The City of Berlin will present a Festschrift.1890 April 1, “Gossip. [The International Medical Congress in Berlin.]”, in The Dental Record: A Monthly Journal of Dental Science, Art, and Literature. […], volume X, number 4, London; Manchester...
- So many people of so many different kinds have been influenced by [Burrhus Frederic] Skinner's work and writings; who should be invited to contribute to a Festschrift volume?1970, P[eter] B. Dews, “Preface”, in P. B. Dews, editor, Festschrift for B. F. Skinner (Century Psychology series), New York, N.Y.: Appleton-Century-Crofts, →ISBN, page x; republished New York, N.Y....
Synonyms:

liber amicorum

Noun (2) capitalized: Festschrift

Festschrift (plural Festschriften)

Alternative letter-case form of festschrift.
- So many people of so many different kinds have been influenced by [Burrhus Frederic] Skinner's work and writings; who should be invited to contribute to a Festschrift volume?1970, P[eter] B. Dews, “Preface”, in P. B. Dews, editor, Festschrift for B. F. Skinner (Century Psychology series), New York, N.Y.: Appleton-Century-Crofts, →ISBN, page x; republished New York, N.Y....
- At the present time a scholar of religion who lectures, reads papers and publishes will inevitably find his various products dispersed over a number of periodicals, Festschriften and other volumes, mostly published in different countries and often in different languages.1981, “General Editor’s Preface”, in Wilfred Cantwell Smith, On Understanding Islam: Selected Studies (Religion and Reason; 19), The Hague: Mouton Publishers, →ISBN, page v

festschrift meaning in Persian

festschrift in Persian

collection published as a memorial or tribute to a scholar: یادنامه

Examples of festschrift in a sentence

The result can be an incoherent festschrift, which only the press of the university to which the recipient's career had been dedicated would undertake to publish.1987, W[illiam] A[rthur] Speck, “Geoffrey Holmes: An Appreciation”, in Clyve Jones, editor, Britain in the First Age of Party 1680–1750...
As much as they are tributes to scholars of extraordinary significance, festschrifts by their very nature are journeys taken together.1991, David R. Maines, “Reflections, Framings, and Appreciations”, in David R. Maines, editor, Social Organization and Social Progress...
Cornell University Press announced plans for a festschrift.1996, David Foster Wallace, “As of Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment”, in Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little...
Ilse Feinauer for her support in conceptualising this festschrift in honour of Prof.2013, Willem Botha, “Preface”, in Willem Botha, Paul Mavoungou, Dion Nkomo, editors, Festschrift Rufus H. Gouws, Stellenbosch, Western...

Synonyms of festschrift

liber amicorum

Forms of festschrift

plural	festschrifts
plural	festschriften
alternative form	Festschrift
plural	Festschriften

Origin of festschrift

Borrowed from German Festschrift, from Fest (“celebration; festival”) + Schrift (“writing (work of an author)”).

Questions about festschrift

What does festschrift mean?: Festschrift means a collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).
What is festschrift in Persian?: Festschrift in Persian is یادنامه. See Festschrift meaning in Persian.
How do you use festschrift in a sentence?: The result can be an incoherent festschrift, which only the press of the university to which the recipient's career had been dedicated would undertake to publish.
What part of speech is festschrift?: Festschrift is a noun.
How do you pronounce festschrift?: Festschrift is pronounced /ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/ (UK).
What is the plural of festschrift?: The plural of festschrift is festschrifts.

Words near festschrift in the dictionary

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