Sabbatn.

/saba/

Forms: In 1600s–1700s sabat.

Etymology: French; a special application of sabbat sabbath n.

A ‘witches' sabbath’; see sabbath n. 3. Also attributive, and figurative.

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1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox vii. 153 In this Desart corner, which..seemeth onely fit for a Sabat or Assembly of Sorcerers.

1658 tr. S. de Cyrano de Bergerac Satyrical Characters xiii. 54 As to the sabat-voyages, this is my beliefe; they noint themselves with some somniferous oyles, and as while they wake they easily fancy to be carried astride upon a broome through the chimny, into a Hall, where is feasting, dancing, and where they kisse the Goate's brich.

1763 H. Walpole Let. 15 Aug. in Corr. (1941) X. 94 My youthfullity, which bears me out even at a sabbat. I dined last week at Lady Blandford's, with her, the old Denbigh, the old Litchfield, and Methuselah knows who.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxvi. 191 I could have fancied myself at a witch's sabbat.

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 75 The book was a perfect Sabbat of deviltry and dramatic horrors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	sabbat
释义	Sabbatn. /saba/ Forms: In 1600s–1700s sabat. Etymology: French; a special application of sabbat sabbath n. A ‘witches' sabbath’; see sabbath n. 3. Also attributive, and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > meeting of witches' Sabbath1613 Sabbat1652 sabbath1660 coven1662 witches' meeting1693 witch meeting1693 witch sabbath1826 1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox vii. 153 In this Desart corner, which..seemeth onely fit for a Sabat or Assembly of Sorcerers. 1658 tr. S. de Cyrano de Bergerac Satyrical Characters xiii. 54 As to the sabat-voyages, this is my beliefe; they noint themselves with some somniferous oyles, and as while they wake they easily fancy to be carried astride upon a broome through the chimny, into a Hall, where is feasting, dancing, and where they kisse the Goate's brich. 1763 H. Walpole Let. 15 Aug. in Corr. (1941) X. 94 My youthfullity, which bears me out even at a sabbat. I dined last week at Lady Blandford's, with her, the old Denbigh, the old Litchfield, and Methuselah knows who. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxvi. 191 I could have fancied myself at a witch's sabbat. 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 75 The book was a perfect Sabbat of deviltry and dramatic horrors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1652
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