Sabbatian

English

Alternative forms

• Sabbatean

Etymology

From Sabbatius, modern Latin form of Sabbatai Zevi.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /səˈbeɪʃən/

Adjective

Sabbatian (comparative more Sabbatian, superlative most Sabbatian)

1. Pertaining to the mystical ideas of Sabbatai Zevi and his followers.
   • 2006, Marsha Keith Schuchard, Why Mrs Blake Cried, Pimlico, published 2007, page 219:

     Like the late Dr Falk (d. 1782), Grabianka was a native of Podolia, where Sabbatian influences were strong among local Jews, and he imbibed many of their notions.

Noun

Sabbatian (plural Sabbatians)

1. A follower of this movement.