Dictionary Definition
refection n : a light meal or repast
User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈfɛkʃən/Noun
- Mental or spiritual refreshment.
- Physical refreshment, especially with
food or drink.
- 1658: For beside the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 198)
- A meal, especially a light meal.
Synonyms
- (light meal) repast
Related terms
Translations
mental or spiritual refreshment
- Hungarian: felüdülés
physical refreshment, especially with food or
drink
- Hungarian: felfrissülés
a light meal
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aliment, alimentation, board, bracer, bracing, chow, cordial, enlivenment, entertainment, exhilaration, feed, invigoration, keep, meal, meat, mess, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, pabulum, pap, pick-me-up, reanimation, recreation, refreshing, refreshment, regale, regalement, reinvigoration, renewal, repas, repast, revival, revivescence, revivescency, revivification, spread, stimulation, support, sustenance, table, tonic, treat, vivification