Sabbatic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sabbatic \Sab*bat"ic\, Sabbatical \Sab*bat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
     cf. F. sabbatique.]
     Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath;
     enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor.
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     {Sabbatical year} (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in
        which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields
        and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sabbatic
       adj : of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day
             for Muslims" [syn: {sabbatical}]