sabbataire
French
Etymology
From Latin sabbatarius.
Adjective
sabbataire (plural sabbataires)
- Relating to the celebration of God on the day of Sabbath
- l'hérésie sabbataire.
Noun
sabbataire m (plural sabbataires)
- Christianized Jew who would respect the day of Sabbath
- Sabbatarian, Christian respecting the day of Sabbath because it is not formally abolished by the Scriptures
- les sabbataires rejetaient le dimanche et fêtaient le samedi.
Synonyms
- sabbatiste
Further reading
- “sabbataire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.