Meaning of movable feast | Babel Free
Definitions
A day of note, frequently a Christian festival, whose date changes from year to year according to a set of rules.
Equivalents
Deutsch
beweglicher Feiertag
Español
fiesta movible
Suomi
liikkuva juhla
Nederlands
roerende feestdag
Polski
święto ruchome
Examples
“The Sementivae was a movable feast in January for the spring⟳ sowing with offerings made to Tellus and Ceres, agricultural deities.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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