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movable feast

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noun

  1. a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year.


Etymology

Origin of movable feast

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325


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The memories of Linda McCartney, Wings’ mainstay Denny Laine, and former lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch—all of whom are now deceased—are well-represented here, as is the movable feast of musicians who filled out Wings’ ranks.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025

But then within some of the interstitial stuff and the scenes and the comedy and the physicality and the movement, yeah, it’s a movable feast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

Whereas a film shoot necessitates sophisticated and heavy equipment, not to mention the cooperation of many people, the collages require only solitude and a copy of the paper, a movable feast of broadsheet.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

“Palm Sunday is kind of this Christian movable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2021

Though breakfast might be a movable feast at Madame's, it was always consistently late.

From Old Rose and Silver by Myrtle Reed

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