movable feast

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of movable feast¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

Example Sentences

My exercise regimen is not a movable feast that I can shift into an optimal time slot.

From New York Times

There is no end to the movable feast of materials that can be turned into tables, just as there is no end to the things you can put on them.

From New York Times

While we were on tour, as Ernest Hemingway said, we were a movable feast.

From Los Angeles Times

This year’s movable feast of outstanding museum and gallery exhibitions often left me breathless.

From New York Times

That picnics are movable feasts adds to the experience.

From New York Times

Related Words

• banquet
• barbecue
• bash
• feast
• festivity
• gala
• luncheon
• reception
• shindig