sabbatism

noun

sab·​ba·​tism

-ˌtizəm

plural -s

: the strict observance of the sabbath

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin sabbatismus celebration of the sabbath, from Greek sabbatismos, from sabbatizein to keep the sabbath

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