noun
sabbatarian
Sabbatarian (noun) means someone who keeps Saturday as a holy day of rest, following the Jewish Sabbath, such as an Orthodox Jew or Seventh-day Adventist.
noun
1
Someone who keeps Saturday as a holy day of rest, following the Jewish Sabbath, such as an Orthodox Jew or Seventh-day Adventist.
2
Someone who treats Sunday as the holy day, seeing it as taking over from the original Saturday Sabbath.
3
Someone who believes the Sabbath, whichever day it falls on, should be kept very strictly.
4
A member of a Russian religious group, not Jewish themselves, who follow Jewish customs and treat Saturday as their day of rest.
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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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What is the meaning of sabbatarian?
"sabbatarian" (noun) means someone who keeps Saturday as a holy day of rest, following the Jewish Sabbath, such as an Orthodox Jew or Seventh-day Adventist.
What are the different meanings of sabbatarian?
"sabbatarian" has 3 main meanings: 1. Someone who keeps Saturday as a holy day of rest, following the Jewish Sabbath, such as an Orthodox Jew or Seventh-day Adventist; 2. Someone who treats Sunday as the holy day, seeing it as taking over from the original Saturday Sabbath; 3. Someone who believes the Sabbath, whichever day it falls on, should be kept very strictly.
