Sabbat
Americannoun
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in Wicca or neopagan religions, one of eight annual festivals of seasonal celebration and ritual observance, including the solstices, equinoxes, and other days.
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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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sabbat
First recorded in 1645–55; from French: special use of sabbat Sabbath
Example Sentences
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It’s not just like, Hey, let’s get Luka Sabbat at our party to be cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022
After they split, Sabbat was later rumored to date Kardashian's younger sister Kendall Jenner.
From Fox News • Oct. 19, 2021
I go online and see the other stars of their ad campaign: Luka Sabbat and his dad, Kim Gordon and daughter Coco together.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019
Biff Byford, Saxon’s 67-year-old singer, met Mr. Sneap in the late 1980s when his band and Sabbat shared a festival bill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 25, 2018
So Lazlo didn’t ask himself What could I do? that morning as the second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon dawned in the city of Weep, but “What will I do?”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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