sabbatarianism

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UK/sabəˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm̩/

noun

The principles and practices of a Sabbatarian; the observance of the Sabbath, the keeping of the Sabbath.

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Meanings

sabbatarianism1

nounsabbatarianism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Sabbatarianism.

Sabbatarianism2

nounSabbatarianism (countable and uncountable, plural Sabbatarianisms)

plural Sabbatarianisms

  1. countableuncountableThe principles and practices of a Sabbatarian; the observance of the Sabbath, the keeping of the Sabbath.

    In the seventeenth century, the connection between sabbatarianism and material prosperity was fully accepted by many contemporary preachers […]

    1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 601

Origin

From Sabbatarian + -ism.

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Translations

Esperanto sabatismo
  • sabatismoSabbath observance, Sabbathkeeping
French sabbatisme
  • sabbatismeSabbath observance, Sabbathkeeping
German Sabbatariertum, Sabbatismus
  • SabbatariertumSabbath observance, Sabbathkeeping
  • SabbatismusSabbath observance, Sabbathkeeping
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APA

sabbatarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabbatarianism

MLA

“sabbatarianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabbatarianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sabbatarianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabbatarianism.

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