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movable feast
movable feastn. A religious holiday, such as Easter, that changes in date from year to year.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | movable feast - a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different yearsmoveable feastfeast day, fete day - a day designated for feastingEaster - a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinoxFeast of the Unleavened Bread, Passover, Pesach, Pesah - (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt |
movable feast
movable feastAn event or occurrence that does not happen on a predictable schedule. Since Easter does not fall on the same calendar date each year, it's often called a movable feast.See also: feast, movablemovable feast 1. Lit. a religious holiday that is on a different date from year to year. Easter is the best known movable feast. 2. Fig. a meal that is served in motion or with different portions of the meal served at different locations. (Jocular or a complete misunderstanding of {1} but in wide use.) We enjoyed a real movable feast on the train from Washington to Maimi.See also: feast, movablea movable feast If an event is a movable feast, it can happen at different times or in different places. Held about 29 May, the festival was a movable feast. Working parents wish to spend time with their children after they get home, so bedtime has become a movable feast. Note: This expression originally referred to religious holidays that are always celebrated at about the same time of year, but not always on exactly the same day. See also: feast, movablea movable feast an event which takes place at no regular time. In a religious context a movable feast is a feast day (especially Easter Day and the other Christian holy days whose dates are related to it) which does not occur on the same calendar date each year.See also: feast, movablemovable feast
Synonyms for movable feastnoun a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different yearsSynonymsRelated Words- feast day
- fete day
- Easter
- Feast of the Unleavened Bread
- Passover
- Pesach
- Pesah
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