Sabbatarian

English Alternative forms en sabbatarian, en sabbatharian, en Sabbatharian Etymology From en la-med - la sabbatarius, from en la sabbatum, from en grc σάββατον, from en he שבת shabát en an. In use from c. 1610. Pronunciation săb′ə-târ′ē-ən RP,GA, en /ˌsæb.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Sabbatarian.wav US en ɛəɹiən 5 Noun 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. A person who regards and keeps the first day of the week as holy and often considers it as a replacement for the seventh-day Sabbath, a Sunday-keeper. en 1954 June R. Marchant Early Excursion Trains Railway Magazine 427 During the sixties [1860s] the Sabbatarians were particularly active in their attacks on Sunday excursions, and this had an effect both on the companies and the public. A person who favors the strict observance of the Sabbath (either the sixth, seventh, or first day of the week). A member of a non-Jewish religious sect originating in Russia distinguished by observance of Jewish rites and festivals including Saturday as the day of rest. Derived terms en sabbatarianism, en Sabbatarianism Related terms en sabbatism, en Sabbatism Translations sixth-day Sabbatarian, Friday-keeper Esperanto: eo ŝabatisto, eo ŝabatistino, eo sabatisto, eo sabatistino French: fr sabbataire m f, fr sabbatiste m f German: de Sabbatarier m, de Sabbatarierin f, de Sabbatist m, de Sabbatistin f Hebrew: he שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת m shomér shabát seventh-day Sabbatarian, Sabbath-keeper, Saturday-keeper Bulgarian: bg съботянин m Esperanto: eo ŝabatisto, eo ŝabatistino, eo sabatisto, eo sabatistino French: fr sabbataire m f, fr sabbatiste m f German: de Sabbatarier m, de Sabbatarierin f, de Sabbatist m, de Sabbatistin f Hebrew: he שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת m shomér shabát first-day Sabbatarian, Sunday-keeper Esperanto: eo dimanĉisto, eo dimanĉistino Adjective Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians. en 1954 June R. Marchant Early Excursion Trains Railway Magazine 426 The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway announced a special Sunday excursion from Newcastle to Carlisle for August 29, 1841, and immediately ran up against strong Sabbatarian opposition. Derived terms en antisabbatarian en People Scotland