Sabbatarian
a person who observes the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the Sabbath.
a person who adheres to or favors a strict observance of Sunday.
of or relating to the Sabbath and its observance.
Origin of Sabbatarian
1Other words from Sabbatarian
- Sab·ba·tar·i·an·ism, noun
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How to use Sabbatarian in a sentence
It is said that quite a number of strict Sabbatarians have a rooted objection to being buried on the Sabbath.
Within our own times the milking of cows on Sunday was objected to by Scottish Sabbatarians.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874 | Charles L. GravesNeither my father nor mother made any pretensions to religion; but they were strict Sabbatarians.
From the Bottom Up | Alexander IrvineAll Jews are to be expelled from the districts in which the sect of Sabbatarians or "Judeans" has made its appearance.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) | S. M. DubnowI am not going over to the Sabbatarians, but like the haystack (particularly) on a Sunday morning.
The Letters of Charles Dickens | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for Sabbatarian
/ (ˌsæbəˈtɛərɪən) /
a person advocating the strict religious observance of Sunday
a person who observes Saturday as the Sabbath
of or relating to the Sabbath or its observance
Origin of Sabbatarian
1Derived forms of Sabbatarian
- Sabbatarianism, noun
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