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sabbatian
I. sab·ba·tian \səˈbāsh(ē)ən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sabbatius, 4th century A.D. Novatian presbyter + English -an
: one of the followers of the Novatian presbyter Sabbatius who held that Easter and the feast of the Passover should be kept at the same time by Christians and Jews
II. sab·ba·ti·an \ˌsabəˈtīən\ noun
or shab·ba·thai·an or shab·be·thai·an \ˌshabəˈtīən\
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: sabbatian from Sabbatius (latinized form of the name of Sabbatai Zebi died 1676 Hebrew mystic) + English -an; shabbathaian, shabbethaian from Shabbethai (Sabbatai Zebi) + English -an
: a follower of the cabalist Sabbatai Zebi who proclaimed himself the Messiah and was accepted as such by many Jews — compare dönmeh |