Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sabbathism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sab-bathism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency to treat the Sabbath as a solemn religious occasion rather than merely as a day off.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] they do not want the lowest forms of excitement, or of literature; they want something which shall occupy the middle ground between the debauchery of low holidayism and the religious observance which comes with Sabbathism."
"As to Sunday legislation we have seen that its origin was absolutely pagan, and that it has been destructive of true Sabbathism at all times."

Etymology

From Sabbath + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Sabbath

Usage

Antonyms

holidayism

Questions

What does sabbathism mean?: The tendency to treat the Sabbath as a solemn religious occasion rather than merely as a day off.
Where does sabbathism come from?: From Sabbath + -ism.

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