Sabbatarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sabbatarian in British English:
UK [ˌsæbəˈtɛəriən]
How to pronounce Sabbatarian in American English:
US [ˌsæbəˈtɛriən]
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- Noun:
- one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)
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- Adjective:
- pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance
Word Origin
- Sabbatarian (n.)
- 1610s, "a Christian unusually strict about Sabbath observation," from Latin Sabbatarius (adj.), from Sabbatum (see Sabbath). Meaning "member of a Christian sect which maintained the Sabbath should be observed on the seventh day" is attested from 1640s; earlier sabbatary (1590s). Related: Sabbatartianism.