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Sabbatarian

Sabbatarian

9.9
About keeping the Sabbath strictly for religious reasons
  • adjective
  • /ˌsæbəˈtɛəriən/
translation icon : sabático
  • Sabbatarian laws established the basic outline of Sunday in the plantation colonies.
  • Sabbatarian laws

Examples

  • Many users support Sabbatarian laws that promote rest and religious observance on Sundays.

  • Sabbatarian exemptions can also be argued on substantive due process grounds of the Fourteenth Amendment (or Fifth Amendment, if federal action should be involved).

    Academic text (1991)

  • The Know-Nothing Party did not oppose sabbatarian laws.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Professor Marc Galanter has the better perspective on accommodation efforts and the Sabbatarian problem in particular.

    Academic text (1991)

  • If a Sunday closing law does not advance Sunday Sabbath religions over Sabbatarian religions, there is no reason why a mandatory exemption for Sabbath-observing workers should advance religion.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The community held a Sabbatarian gathering to honor their traditions and beliefs.

  • Schools often respect Sabbatarian practices by scheduling events around the Sabbath.

Synonyms

sabbatical
vsSabbatarian
8.0

Relating to a day of religious rest or worship

is stricter or more particular about observance and its rules
sabbatic
vsSabbatarian
9.9

Relating to a day or time kept for religious rest

is more strict in insisting on particular forms of observance

How Strict

rigid
70 4.2
strict
359 3.2
Sabbatarian
9.9
observant
8 4.8
permissive
  • Jargon
14 4.9

Surface Forms

Sabbatarian positive

Morphology

Sabbatarian = Sabbath (transparent) = sabbat + arian

The adjective is formed by the productive relational/adherent suffix '-arian' attached to the Sabbath base, so the meaning 'relating to the Sabbath' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Sabbatarian comes from Sabbath, the Hebrew Shabbat, which means 'rest', plus the ending -arian that shows a belief or practice. So Sabbatarian describes things or rules about observing the day of rest.