Sabbatarian

[ sab-uh-tair-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌsæb əˈtɛər i ən /

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noun

a person who observes the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the Sabbath.

a person who adheres to or favors a strict observance of Sunday.

adjective

of or relating to the Sabbath and its observance.

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Origin of Sabbatarian

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Sabbatarian

Sab·ba·tar·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby Sabbatarian

Sabatini, sabaton, Sabattier effect, sabayon, Sabbat, Sabbatarian, Sabbath, Sabbath school, Sabbatical, sabbatical year, Sabbatize

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How to use Sabbatarian in a sentence

The rigid strictness of Sabbatarian practice requires the full energy of middle life.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
Ryper shooting began by law yesterday, but our Sabbatarian proclivities prevented us from going forth to the chase.
Three in Norway|James Arthur Lees
It was issued to appease the clamor of the clergy who demanded it, and was drafted, not by Lincoln, but by some pious Sabbatarian.
Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian?|John B. Remsburg
When did Sabbatarian observances begin to be required by the Word of God, and when again did they cease to be so?
The Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope

I have an instance of a very grim assertion of extreme sabbatarian zeal.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay

British Dictionary definitions for Sabbatarian

Sabbatarian

/ (ˌsæbəˈtɛərɪən) /

noun

a person advocating the strict religious observance of Sunday

a person who observes Saturday as the Sabbath

adjective

of or relating to the Sabbath or its observance

Derived forms of Sabbatarian

Sabbatarianism, noun

Word Origin for Sabbatarian

C17: from Late Latin sabbatārius a Sabbath-keeper

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