Sabbatian

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English

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Etymology

From Sabbatius, modern Latin form of Sabbatai Zevi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Sabbatian (comparative more Sabbatian, superlative most Sabbatian)

  1. Pertaining to the mystical ideas of Sabbatai Zevi and his followers.
    • 2006, Marsha Keith Schuchard, Why Mrs Blake Cried, Pimlico, published 2007, page 219:
      Like the late Dr Falk (d. 1782), Grabianka was a native of Podolia, where Sabbatian influences were strong among local Jews, and he imbibed many of their notions.

Noun

Sabbatian (plural Sabbatians)

  1. A follower of this movement.