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
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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.