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Sabbatical Definition

Sab·bati·cal (sə bati kəl)

adjective

  1. of or suited to the Sabbath
  2. bringing a period of rest that recurs in regular cycles

Etymology: < Fr sabbatique < LL(Ec) sabbaticus < Gr sabbatikos < sabbaton (see Sabbath) + -al

noun

  1. a recurring period of rest
  2. sabbatical leave
  3. sabbatical year

Sabbatical Related Forms
Sab·bati·cally adverb
sabbatical Synonyms

sabbatical

n.

leave, time off, holiday; see vacation.

Sabbatical Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • offer: Plus, Inhouse Consulting offers sabbaticals for MBA or PhD programs.
  • take: Some consultants even take sabbaticals or teach classes in an attempt to keep up.

Adjective modifier

  • unpaid: Rivals freeze salaries and introduce unpaid sabbaticals for staff.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • take: The statement reads thus: " Mark Lanegan is taking a brief sabbatical from the ongoing Queens tour due to exhaustion.

Modifies a noun

  • officer: The Guild is run by sabbatical officers who have been elected by students.
  • leave: Include sabbatical leave under the primary purpose of the time, usually research.
  • entitlement: Periods of unpaid leave will not be included in the calculation of the normal sabbatical entitlement.
  • president: Homerton Union of Students is the only Cambridge college student union to have a sabbatical president.
  • position: The Women's Officer sabbatical position was created in 1994.
  • post: The election to all sabbatical posts is by secret ballot.

Modifying Another Word

  • on: Trevor Thomas is on sabbatical from 1 st September to 30 th November 2006.
  • short: He succeeds Fr Peter Brealey, who will be moving to Chertsey after a short sabbatical.
  • long: Great for a year long sabbatical ( or longer ).

Used with adjective complement

  • pay: Paid sabbatical leave Some organizations do provide paid sabbaticals.
  • elect: Most of the work of the Committee is undertaken by volunteers, but we do employ an elected sabbatical to provide a coordinating function.

Preposition: in

  • order: Giving staff a sabbatical in order to pursue qualifications or undertake voluntary work is another option that enlightened employers can consider.

Preposition: from

  • work: So eventually I took a sabbatical from work, rented out my flat and went.
  • teaching: Gillian plans to use the prize money to take a sabbatical from teaching in order to move more deeply into writing.

Preposition: for

  • month: That is why the pastoral staff at JPC have sabbaticals for three months every seven years.
  • teacher: Others include sabbaticals for experienced teachers in challenging schools; research opportunities, study visits and exchanges abroad.

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