sabbatarian

英 [,sæbə'teərɪən] 美
  • n. 守安息日(星期六)的人;严守星期日为安息日的人
  • adj. 守安息日的

英英释义


1. one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)

英文词源


Sabbatarian (n.)
1610s, "a Christian unusually strict about Sabbath observation," from Latin Sabbatarius (adj.), from Sabbatum (see Sabbath). Meaning "member of a Christian sect which maintained the Sabbath should be observed on the seventh day" is attested from 1640s; earlier sabbatary (1590s). Related: Sabbatartianism.