Etymology

sabbatarian

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Today it means: A person who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week ("Saturday", the Israelite or Jewish Sabbath) as holy in conformity with the fourth commandment of the Decalogue, such as an Orthodox Jew, Seventh-day Adventist, Seventh Day Baptist, a member of the Church of God (Seventh Day); a Sabbath-keeper, a Saturday-keeper. Full definition →

Latin sabbatum ← Ancient Greek σάββατον ← Hebrew שבת
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromשבת
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromσάββατον
  3. Latin · derived fromsabbatum
  4. English todaySabbatarian

From Medieval Latin sabbatarius, from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שבת (shabát) + -an. In use from c. 1610.

Words from the same roots

Latinsabbatum all →

sabbath

Ancient Greekσάββατον all →

sabbath

Hebrewשבת all →

shabbat

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.