Sabbatize

American

[sab-uh-tahyz] / ˈsæb əˌtaɪz /

especially British, Sabbatise

verb (used without object)

Sabbatized, Sabbatizing

to keep the Sabbath.

verb (used with object)

Sabbatized, Sabbatizing

to keep as the Sabbath.

Other Word Forms

Sabbatization noun

Etymology

Origin of Sabbatize

1350–1400; Middle English sabbatisen < Late Latin sabbatizāre < Greek sabbatízein, equivalent to sábbat ( on ) Sabbath + -izein -ize

Example Sentences

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The Sabbath sabbatize, said He,— This gold is sacred unto me,— Rich gift of God unknown of mammon, Kingdom of Heaven by the roadside, free!

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