sabbatarian
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)Type of religious person
Adjective (1)
- pertaining to the Sabbath and its observanceRelating to Sabbath
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sab′ba·ta′ri·an noun
Origin: L. Sabbatarius: cf. F. sabbataire. See Sabbath.
1. One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue.
☞ There were Christians in the early church who held this opinion, and certain Christians, esp. the Seventh-day Baptists, hold it now.
2. A strict observer of the Sabbath.
Sab′ba·ta′ri·an adjective
Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54