Sabbatical

[ suh-bat-i-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.

  2. (lowercase) of or relating to a sabbatical year.

  1. (lowercase) bringing a period of rest.

noun
  1. (lowercase) sabbatical year.

  2. (lowercase) any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.

Origin of Sabbatical

1
First recorded in 1605–15; equivalent to Greek sabbatikós (from sábbat(on) Sabbath + -ikos -ic) + -al1
  • Sometimes Sab·bat·ic .

Other words from Sabbatical

  • Sab·bat·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • Sab·bat·i·cal·ness, noun
  • non-Sab·bat·ic, adjective, noun
  • non-Sab·bat·i·cal, adjective, noun
  • non-Sab·bat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby Sabbatical

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How to use Sabbatical in a sentence

  • There are not less spirits drank on amount of a Sabbatical gloom; for harmless chearfulness is rather a preservative of innocence.

  • A Sabbatical calm results from the contemplation of his labours.

    Res Judicat | Augustine Birrell
  • Mrs. Morran all forenoon was in a state of un-Sabbatical disquiet.

    Huntingtower | John Buchan
  • The seventh is the Sabbatical year, when bondsmen were to be released and debts go free.

    Bible Studies | Joseph M. Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for sabbatical (1 of 2)

sabbatical

/ (səˈbætɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc, esp approximately every seventh year: a sabbatical year; sabbatical leave

  2. denoting a post that renders the holder eligible for such leave

noun
  1. any sabbatical period

Origin of sabbatical

1
C16: from Greek sabbatikos; see Sabbath

British Dictionary definitions for Sabbatical (2 of 2)

Sabbatical

/ (səˈbætɪkəl) /


adjectiveAlso: Sabbatic
  1. of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observance

noun
  1. short for sabbatical year

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