Sabbat
or sab·bat
in Wicca or neopagan religions, one of eight annual festivals of seasonal celebration and ritual observance, including the solstices, equinoxes, and other days.
Also called witches' Sabbath. in the 14th–16th centuries, a secret rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, characterized by orgiastic rites, dances, feasting, etc.
Origin of Sabbat
1- Sometimes Sabbath or sabbath .
Words Nearby Sabbat
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How to use Sabbat in a sentence
See also Masinis rule forbidding action on the denunciation of those seen in the Sabbat.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaFilthy rags are prayer cakes left over from the last Sabbat and become holed coffins for those still searching for involvement.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron BrownIt was about that time that the belief in the "Sabbat" or nocturnal assembly of the witches made its appearance.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 | Wallace NotesteinWhen she at last came to herself, she acknowledged that she had been to the Sabbat.
Medival Heresy and the Inquisition | A. S. TurbervilleVision of a Sabbat which Callot or Dor would only have painted in fear.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de Gourmont
British Dictionary definitions for sabbat
/ (ˈsæbæt, -ət) /
another word for Sabbath (def. 4)
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