Sabbatarianism
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Christianity. strict observance of Sunday as a day of rest, reflection, and worship in celebration of Christ's resurrection.
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Christianity. observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week, as the Sabbath.
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Some groups may not even have a concept of Sabbatarianism.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2013
In the United States, Catholics were never the great proponents of Sabbatarianism, observing Sunday as a special day, for worship or rest.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2013
The New England Puritan influence, with its rigid Sabbatarianism, though considerably worn away, is still influential enough to produce a general appearance of Sabbath observance.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
Rejoicing in deliverance from Sabbatarianism, he generally spent the morning in a long walk, and the rest of the day was devoted to non-collegiate reading.
From Born in Exile by Gissing, George
Union Hill was anything but a stronghold of Sabbatarianism.
From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy
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