sabbatical years

A form of sabbatical year — A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sabbatical year
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