Definition of Sabbetical
{ Sab*bat"ic (?), Sab*bat"ic*al (?) },
a. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. sabbatique.] Of or
pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or
bringing an intermission of labor.
Sabbatical year (Jewish Antiq.), every
seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their
fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
{ Sab*bat"ic (?), Sab*bat"ic*al (?) },
a. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. sabbatique.] Of or
pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or
bringing an intermission of labor.
Sabbatical year (Jewish Antiq.), every
seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their
fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Relating to the Sabbath.
- Relating to a sabbatical (see noun).
- An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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