sabbatic

9.9

Relating to a day or time kept for religious rest

adjective
/səˈbætɪk/

: sabático

Many religious traditions have a sabbatic day dedicated to prayer and rest.

Examples

The family observed a sabbatic silence from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday.
This is a sabbatic time for rest.
His sabbatic duties included leading the evening service at the synagogue.
It's a sabbatic day!
Many religious traditions have a sabbatic day dedicated to prayer and rest.
The family observed a sabbatic silence from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday.
His sabbatic duties included leading the evening service at the synagogue.

Synonyms

sabbatical

vssabbatic

1 8.0

Relating to a day of religious rest or worship

is the adjective for religious rest without implying institutional leave

Sabbatarian

vssabbatic

1 9.9

About keeping the Sabbath strictly for religious reasons

is about relating to the day of religious rest more generally

Surface Forms

sabbatic positive

Morphology

sabbatic = Sabbath (transparent) = sabbath + ic

Clear adjective formation from 'Sabbath' with the productive suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Sabbatic comes from Sabbath, from the Hebrew word Shabbat, which means 'rest'. So sabbatic describes things related to a religious day of rest, like prayer or not working.