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Sabbat
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Sab·bat
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ət
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-
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t
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noun
(
sometimes lowercase
)
Demonology.
(in the 14th–16th centuries) a secret rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, characterized by orgiastic rites, dances, feasting, etc.
Also,
Sabbath
.
Also called
witches' Sabbath
.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
French:
special use of
sabbat
Sabbath
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sabbat
(ˈsæbæt, -ət)
—
n
another word for
Sabbath
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sabbat
"witches' sabbath," 1652, from Fr. form of
sabbath
(q.v.); a special application of that word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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