Sabbat

or sab·bat

[ sab-uht ]

noun

1. in Wicca or neopagan religions, one of eight annual festivals of seasonal celebration and ritual observance, including the solstices, equinoxes, and other days.
2. Also called witches' Sabbath. in the 14th–16th centuries, a secret rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, characterized by orgiastic rites, dances, feasting, etc.

sabbat

/ ˈsæbæt; -ət /

noun

1. another word for Sabbath

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sabbat¹

First recorded in 1645–55; from French: special use of sabbat Sabbath

Example Sentences

See also Masinis rule forbidding action on the denunciation of those seen in the Sabbat.

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Filthy rags are prayer cakes left over from the last sabbat and become holed coffins for those still searching for involvement.

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It was about that time that the belief in the "Sabbat" or nocturnal assembly of the witches made its appearance.

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When she at last came to herself, she acknowledged that she had been to the Sabbat.

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Vision of a sabbat which Callot or Dor would only have painted in fear.

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