Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esbat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-bat
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Wiccan coven gathering other than one of the Sabbats. While a full moon ritual may be held during an esbat, esbats encompass coven business meetings, social occasions, and opportunities for merriment.

Example Sentences

"Latter day witches, continuing the age-long cult, frequently made use of these old circles as meeting places, holding esbats, sabbats, and performing their ritual "ring" dances within the circumference of the tall granite stones."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old French esbat, from Old French esbatre (“to frolic, to have fun”), cognate to modern ébat (“frolic”).

Inflected Forms

esbats (plural)

Questions

What does esbat mean?: A Wiccan coven gathering other than one of the Sabbats. While a full moon ritual may be held during an esbat, esbats encompass coven business meetings, social occasions, and opportunities for merriment.
Where does esbat come from?: Learned borrowing from Old French esbat, from Old French esbatre (“to frolic, to have fun”), cognate to modern ébat (“frolic”).

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