a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year
Word origin
[1275–1325; ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1275–1325. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carry, character, dress, tone, trail
Examples of 'movable feast' in a sentence
movable feast
Yesterday's deadline was always going to be a movable feast.
The Sun (2017)
But other readings are extremely tendentious, and deixis is often a movable feast providing ready-prepared answers.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
These borderline-hardy lavenders need a warm sunny spot, and can be treated as a movable feast, because they do look particularly good in a pot.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
It could be a movable feast - available some days at the local school and others at the surgery, so it need not be hugely expensive.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
With a gas cartridge weighing 230g, it's the perfect appliance for your movable feasts.