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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

/ ˌsæbəˈtɛərɪən /

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

  • ˌSabbaˈtarianism, noun
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Other Words From

  • Sabba·tari·an·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sabbatarian1

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

Origin of Sabbatarian1

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

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

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.

From BBC

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

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

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

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