SABBATARIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sabbatarian mean? 

• SABBATARIAN (noun)
  The noun SABBATARIAN has 1 sense:

1. one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)

  Familiarity information: SABBATARIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SABBATARIAN (adjective)
  The adjective SABBATARIAN has 1 sense:

1. pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance

  Familiarity information: SABBATARIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SABBATARIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sabbatarian" is a kind of...):

religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

• SABBATARIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sabbath (a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims)

Derivation:

Sabbath (a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims)