in Roman antiquity, certain days in the year devoted to the honour of the gods.

Numa, when he distributed the year into 12 months, divided the same into the dies festi, dies profesti, and dies intercisi.

The festi were again divided into days of sacrifices, banquets, games, and feriae. See FERIE.

The profesti were those days allowed to men for the administration of their affairs, whether of a public or private nature: these are divided into fasti, comitia, &c. See FASTI, COMITIALES, &c.

The intercisi were days common both to gods and men, some parts of which were allotted to the service of the one, and some to that of the other.