movable feast en · NOUN
Meanings
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A day of note, frequently a Christian festival, whose date changes from year to year according to a set of rules.
The Sementivae was a movable feast in January for the spring sowing with offerings made to Tellus and Ceres, agricultural deities.
2015, James W. Ermatinger, The World of Ancient Rome, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 317:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moveable feast | alternative | lexicographic | |
| movable feasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Corpus Christi · Ash Wednesday · Easter · Ascension
Translations (8)
de beweglicher Feiertag (a day of note) · hu mozgó ünnep (a day of note) · ru подви́жный пра́здник (a day of note) · ru переходящий пра́здник (a day of note) · es fiesta movible (a day of note) · pl święto ruchome (a day of note) · fi liikkuva juhla (a day of note) · nl roerende feestdag (a day of note)