Sabbatarian

English

Alternative forms

• sabbatarian, sabbatharian, Sabbatharian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sabbatarius, from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שבת (shabát) +‎ -an. In use from c. 1610.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: săb′ə-târ′ē-ən, IPA^(key): /ˌsæb.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Noun

Sabbatarian (plural Sabbatarians)

1. A person who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week ("Saturday", the Israelite or Jewish Sabbath) as holy in conformity with the fourth commandment of the Decalogue, such as an Orthodox Jew, Seventh-day Adventist, Seventh Day Baptist, a member of the Church of God (Seventh Day); a Sabbath-keeper, a Saturday-keeper.
2. A person who regards and keeps the first day of the week as holy and often considers it as a replacement for the seventh-day Sabbath, a Sunday-keeper.
   • 1954 June, R. Marchant, “Early Excursion Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 427:

     During the sixties [1860s] the Sabbatarians were particularly active in their attacks on Sunday excursions, and this had an effect both on the companies and the public.

3. A person who favors the strict observance of the Sabbath (either the sixth, seventh, or first day of the week).
4. A member of a non-Jewish religious sect originating in Russia distinguished by observance of Jewish rites and festivals including Saturday as the day of rest.

Derived terms

• sabbatarianism, Sabbatarianism

Related terms

• sabbatism, Sabbatism

Translations

sixth-day Sabbatarian, Friday-keeper

• Esperanto: ŝabatisto, ŝabatistino, sabatisto, sabatistino
• French: sabbataire (fr) m or f, sabbatiste (fr) m or f
• German: Sabbatarier m, Sabbatarierin f, Sabbatist m, Sabbatistin f
• Hebrew: שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת (he) m (shomér shabát)

seventh-day Sabbatarian, Sabbath-keeper, Saturday-keeper

• Bulgarian: съботянин m (sǎbotjanin)
• Esperanto: ŝabatisto, ŝabatistino, sabatisto, sabatistino
• French: sabbataire (fr) m or f, sabbatiste (fr) m or f
• German: Sabbatarier m, Sabbatarierin f, Sabbatist m, Sabbatistin f
• Hebrew: שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת (he) m (shomér shabát)

first-day Sabbatarian, Sunday-keeper

• Esperanto: dimanĉisto, dimanĉistino

Adjective

Sabbatarian (comparative more Sabbatarian, superlative most Sabbatarian)

1. Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians.
   • 1954 June, R. Marchant, “Early Excursion Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 426:

     The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway announced a special Sunday excursion from Newcastle to Carlisle for August 29, 1841, and immediately ran up against strong Sabbatarian opposition.