Sabbatarianism

Variant of Sabbatarian

Sabbatarian definition

Sab·ba·tar·ian (sab′ə ter′ē ən)

adjective

  1. of the Sabbath and its observance
  2. of the beliefs and practices of the Sabbatarians

Etymology: LL(Ec) sabbatarius

noun

  1. a person, esp. a Christian, who observes Saturday as the Sabbath
  2. a Christian who favors rigid observance of Sunday as the Sabbath

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