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sabbatarian

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Noun — Someone who keeps Saturday as a holy day of rest, following the Jewish Sabbath, such as an Orthodox Jew or Seventh-day Adventist.

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Etymology

It comes from Medieval Latin sabbatarius, from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שבת (shabát), plus -an. It has been in use since around 1610.

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