Sabbatarian

American  

[sab-uh-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌsæb əˈtɛər i ən /

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.

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adjective

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

Sabbatarian British  

/ ˌsæbəˈtɛərɪən /

noun

1. a person advocating the strict religious observance of Sunday

2. a person who observes Saturday as the Sabbath

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Sabbath or its observance

Other Word Forms

• Sabbatarianism noun

Etymology

Origin of Sabbatarian

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

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Sabbatarians acknowledged publicly that they got little support from the secular press; and much opposition was made to them by some of the great dailies, as well as by the organs of aggressive liberalism.

From Project Gutenberg