Meanings
sabbatical1
alternative Sabbatic · alternative sabbatic · alternative Sabbatical
- not comparableRelating to the Sabbath.
- not comparableRelating to a sabbatical.
plural sabbaticals · alternative Sabbatic · alternative sabbatic · alternative Sabbatical
- An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.
And this year, that burden was doubled because President Aberfoyle was away on sabbatical.
2026, Gordon Korman, Hypergifted, page 1421 more example
Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it’s not just Gen-Z: According to a survey from Side Hustles, 10% of workers are considering taking a micro-retirement and 75% thought employers should offer micro-retirement policies such as unpaid sabbaticals. […] Your employer may offer flexibility or the option to take a sabbatical.
2025 July 1, Kimanzi Constable, “What is a micro-retirement? Inside the latest Gen Z trend”, in Fast Company, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2025 - A sabbatical year (ancient religious observance).
Sabbatical2
- not comparableRelating to the Sabbath
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to the Sabbath
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsabbaticus
- Englishsabbatical
From Latin sabbaticus + -al.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian съботен
- съботен (săboten)relating to the Sabbath
Dutch sabbatsjaar, sabbatverlof
- sabbatsjaarextended period of leave
- sabbatverlofextended period of leave
- sabbaticalextended period of leave
- opfrisverlofextended period of leave
Finnish sapatti-, sapatin
- sapatti-relating to the Sabbath
- sapatinrelating to the Sabbath
- sapatti-an extended period of leave
- sapatinan extended period of leave
- sapattivapaaextended period of leave
- sapattivuosiextended period of leave
French sabbatique, année sabbatique
- sabbatiquerelating to the Sabbath
- année sabbatiqueextended period of leave
German sabbatlich, Sabbatjahr
- sabbatlichrelating to the Sabbath
- Sabbatjahrextended period of leave
- Sabbaticalextended period of leave
- Langzeiturlaubextended period of leave
- Studienurlaubextended period of leave
Hebrew שבתון \ שַׁבָּתוֹן
- שבתון \ שַׁבָּתוֹן (shabatón)extended period of leave
Italian sabbatico, sabbatico
- sabbaticorelating to the Sabbath
- sabbaticoan extended period of leave
- anno sabbaticoextended period of leave
Norwegian Bokmål sabbatsår, hvileår
- sabbatsårextended period of leave
- hvileårextended period of leave
- kvileårextended period of leave
Polish urlop
- urlopextended period of leave
Portuguese sabático, sabático
- sabáticorelating to the Sabbath
- sabáticoan extended period of leave
- sabáticaextended period of leave
Russian тво́рческий, тво́рческий о́тпуск
- тво́рческий (tvórčeskij)an extended period of leave
- тво́рческий о́тпуск (tvórčeskij ótpusk)extended period of leave
Spanish sabático, sabático
- sabáticorelating to the Sabbath
- sabáticoan extended period of leave
- sabáticoextended period of leave
Swahili likizo ya kunoa ubongo
- likizo ya kunoa ubongoextended period of leave
Swedish sabbatlig, sabbatsår
- sabbatligrelating to the Sabbath
- sabbatsårextended period of leave
Turkish Sebt, Sebt Günü
- Sebtrelating to the Sabbath
- Sebt Günürelating to the Sabbath
- Sebtextended period of leave
- Sebt Günüextended period of leave
Ukrainian тво́рча відпу́стка, науко́ва відпу́стка
- тво́рча відпу́стка (tvórča vidpústka)extended period of leave
- науко́ва відпу́стка (naukóva vidpústka)extended period of leave
Yiddish שבתדיק
- שבתדיק (shabesdik)relating to the Sabbath
Cite this entry
sabbatical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabbatical
“sabbatical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabbatical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sabbatical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabbatical.
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