Sabbat

Sometimes sabbath
Or sab·bat

[sab-uht]

noun

1. in Wicca or neopagan religions, one of eight annual festivals of seasonal celebration and ritual observance, including the solstices, equinoxes, and other days.

2. Also called witches' Sabbath. in the 14th–16th centuries, a secret rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, characterized by orgiastic rites, dances, feasting, etc.

sabbat

/ ˈsæbæt, -ət /

noun

1. another word for Sabbath

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sabbat¹

First recorded in 1645–55; from French: special use of sabbat Sabbath

Example Sentences

“We might be watching stories of human sacrifice, of ghostly visitations, of witches’ sabbats,” Ingham said.

From New York Times

The clear implication was that the sabbat was an hallucination, not a reality.

From Literature

As he puts it, “she nevertheless contrives, by the way she arranges her quotations, to give the impression that a number of perfectly sober, realistic accounts of the sabbat exist.”

From Washington Post

"God forbid!" cried the old lady, leaping into the breach, "that we should know aught of devil's sabbats."

From Project Gutenberg

Occasionally witches proceed to the sabbat on flying horses.

From Project Gutenberg