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 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

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

The poet reads some of his finest works�Prufrock, Gerontion, The Hollow Men, Journey of the Magi�in the precise, Sabbatarian drone of an old and seldom dusted curate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Much of the work was really due to Sir William, and as much of it as I could put on him to the Sabbatarian "Iz."

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir