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Sabbatarian

[ sab-uh-tair-ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a person who observes the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the Sabbath.
  2. a person who adheres to or favors a strict observance of Sunday.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Sabbath and its observance.

Sabbatarian

/ ˌæəˈɛəɪə /

noun

  1. a person advocating the strict religious observance of Sunday
  2. a person who observes Saturday as the Sabbath
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Sabbath or its observance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٲԾ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • b·ٲi·· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sabbatarian1

1605–15; < Late Latin ( us ) ( sabbat ( um ) Sabbath + -ary ) + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sabbatarian1

C17: from Late Latin us a Sabbath-keeper
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Example Sentences

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All but three states passed Sabbatarian laws, which were imposed on everyone, including religious observers whose Sabbath did not fall on Sunday.

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The cinema on the Isle of Lewis is to open on a Sunday for the first time as part of a trial that has been opposed by Sabbatarian church leaders.

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The Sabbatarian tradition is upheld, in a serious way, by some small groups of religious Protestants and, of course, by observant Jews.

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It will become a feature in our Sabbatarian domesticity some day, and among railway journeys at the present time it is unique.

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In 1876, when the Centennial was held at Philadelphia, the Sabbatarians had control.

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