Sabbatarian
Americannoun
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a person who observes the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the Sabbath.
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a person who adheres to or favors a strict observance of Sunday.
adjective
noun
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a person advocating the strict religious observance of Sunday
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a person who observes Saturday as the Sabbath
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Sabbatarian
1605–15; < Late Latin sabbatāri ( us ) ( sabbat ( um ) Sabbath + -ārius -ary ) + -an
Example Sentences
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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.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2013
Said Lions' President Jack Kavanagh: To Britons who live in the somnolent shadow of Sabbatarian BBC, prewar Radio Luxembourg was a sprightly, sunny beam.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I propose that we send a resolution to Their Royal Highness," shrilled Sabbatarian Fraser, "a resolution urging that such an insult to Scotland shall not take place again!"
From Time Magazine Archive
In peacetime, Sunday shows would be howled down by Sabbatarian diehards, but England is least conservative when at war: During World War I she pushed through woman suffrage and daylight saving.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cicely rebuked them, for, according to his lights, the Squire was a strict Sabbatarian.
From The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons by Archibald Marshall
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