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Webster 1913 Edition


Sabbat

Sab′bat

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Noun.
[See
Sabbath
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In mediaeval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.

Definition 2024


Sabbat

Sabbat

See also: sabbat

English

Noun

Sabbat (plural Sabbats)

  1. (Wicca) Any one of the eight major holy days celebrated in Wicca.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzabat/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzabɐt/ (common speech)
  • Homophone: sabbert (nonstandard)

Noun

Sabbat m (genitive Sabbats, plural Sabbate)

  1. the Sabbath
  2. (poetic) Sunday

Derived terms

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sabbat

sabbat

See also: Sabbat

English

Noun

sabbat (plural sabbats)

  1. witches' Sabbath

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin sabbata or sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, Sabbath), from Hebrew שבת (shabát, Sabbath).
In regards to the semantic evolution to "witches' meeting" compare with ramdam, brouhaha. See also samedi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ba/

Noun

sabbat m (plural sabbats)

  1. Sabbath, biblical seventh day
    Les juifs observent fort exactement le sabbat.
  2. witches' Sabbath, meeting of witches at midnight
    Qu’est-ce que vous portez donc là, mon petit fieu ? — Des crapauds qui t’ont vue au sabbat, vieille sorcière, répondit celui-ci. (Charles Deulin, Manneken-Pis)
  3. noisy meeting
    Ces ivrognes ont fait un terrible sabbat.

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Norman

Etymology

From Latin sabbata, sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, Sabbath).

Noun

sabbat m (plural sabbats)

  1. (Jersey) witches' Sabbath

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Hebrew שבת (shabát).

Noun

sabbat m (definite singular sabbaten, indefinite plural sabbater, definite plural sabbatene)

  1. Sabbath, the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as a day of rest in Judaism

Derived terms

  • heksesabbat

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Hebrew שבת (shabát).

Noun

sabbat m (definite singular sabbaten, indefinite plural sabbatar, definite plural sabbatane)

  1. Sabbath (as above)

Derived terms

  • heksesabbat

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Portuguese

Noun

sabbat m (plural sabbats)

  1. Alternative form of sabá

Swedish

Noun

sabbat c

  1. Sabbath (Biblical seventh day of the week, observed in Judaism and by some Christians)
  2. Sabbath (Sunday, observed by the majority of Christians)

Declension

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