Sabbat
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in Wicca or neopagan religions, one of eight annual festivals of seasonal celebration and ritual observance, including the solstices, equinoxes, and other days.
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of Sabbat
First recorded in 1645–55; from French: special use of sabbat Sabbath
Example Sentences
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Just as importantly, Moore and Sabbat’s lovely performances slyly alter our impressions of those previous chapters, building to some of the tenderest moments of Jarmusch’s career.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s not just like, Hey, let’s get Luka Sabbat at our party to be cool.
From Los Angeles Times
Following her split from Bendjima, Kardashian struck up a relationship with "Grown-ish" actor Luka Sabbat, now 23.
From Fox News
After they split, Sabbat was later rumored to date Kardashian's younger sister Kendall Jenner.
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Gone, inevitably, is a chapter in which della Porta described an experiment with an unguent supposedly used by witches to enable them to fly to the sabbat: he had conveniently made the acquaintance of a witch who agreed to provide a demonstration of her powers.
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