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Sab⋅bat

[sab-uht]
–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; < F: special use of sabbat Sabbath
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sabbat 
"witches' sabbath," 1652, from Fr. form of sabbath (q.v.); a special application of that word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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