Sabbat
[
sab
-
uh
t]
/ˈsæb ət/
noun
, (
sometimes lowercase
)
Demonology.
1.
(in the 14th–16th centuries) a secret rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, characterized by orgiastic rites, dances, feasting, etc.
Also,
Sabbath
.
Also called
witches' Sabbath
.
Origin
1645-55;
<
French:
special use of
sabbat
Sabbath
Examples from the web for
Sabbat
This was the reason we carried on as
Sabbat
and did a third album.
British Dictionary definitions for
Sabbat
sabbat
/
ˈsæbæt;
-ət
/
noun
1.
another word for
Sabbath
(sense 4)
Word Origin and History for
Sabbat
sabbat
n.
"witches' sabbath," 1650s, special application of the French form of
sabbath
.