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sabbatarianism

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Sab⋅ba⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [sab-uh-tair-ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a person who observes the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the Sabbath.
2. a person who adheres to or favors a strict observance of Sunday.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL sabbatāri(us) (sabbat(um) Sabbath + -ārius -ary ) + -an

Related forms:
Sab⋅ba⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ism, noun
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Sab·ba·tar·i·an   (sāb'ə-târ'ē-ən)   
n.  

  1. One who observes Saturday as the Sabbath, as in Judaism.

  2. One who believes in strict observance of the Sabbath.

adj.  Relating to the Sabbath or to Sabbatarians.

[From Late Latin sabbatārius, from Latin sabbatum, Sabbath; see Sabbath.]
Sab'ba·tar'i·an·ism n.
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Word Origin & History

sabbatarian 
1620, "a Christian unusually strict about Sabbath observation," from L. Sabbatarius (adj.), from Sabbatum (see Sabbath). Meaning "member of a Christian sect which maintained the Sabbath should be observed on the seventh day" is attested from 1645; earlier sabbatary (1596).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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