sabbat
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- noun
- /ˈsæbət/
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sabbat
- It is a nice chunky book, and it has a whole fresh take on the Sabbats and the wheel of the year.
Examples
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My newest book "Seasons of Witchery: Celebrating the Sabbats with the Garden Witch" was just released in June 2012.
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Simple Sabbats for the Busy Witch: simple ways to celebrate the passing of the seasons.
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The colors of this Sabbat are black and orange.
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The spirits of the dead are, however, ritually invited to attend the Sabbat and to be present within the Circle.
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Sabbats are frequently occasions for several covens to come together.
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Wheel of the Year/Sabbats
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To Witches and Pagans, Samhain is the Festival of the Dead, and for many, it is the most important Sabbat (holiday) of the year.
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The worst examples, I think, are "rituals" where the officiant gives a sermon or homily on the meaning of the Sabbat.
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When Hans Baldung's or Domenico Veneziano's witches hold their sabbats, they direct themselves to working airs (Fig. 9).
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During the Sabbat, many practitioners gather to celebrate the changing seasons with communal rituals.
Synonyms
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A public event where people celebrate their faith
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A secret night meeting where people who use magic perform rituals with demons
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sabbat comes from the Latin sabbatum and the Hebrew Shabbat, which is also the root of the English Sabbath and means 'rest' or 'a holy day'. Because the word originally named a regular religious day, modern Pagans and Wiccans use sabbat for a seasonal festival or group celebration.