🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

安息日主義

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ansokujitsu-shugi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sabbatarianism/ˌsæb.əˈtɛə.ri.ə.nɪ.zəm/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"安息日主義は、聖日における厳格な休息を主張する。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The theological doctrine or religious practice emphasizing strict observance of the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious worship.

    "Historical Sabbatarianism dictated that all commercial activities and secular recreations cease on Sundays."
  2. 2

    Advocacy of laws or social customs restricting certain activities on the Sabbath.

    "The politicians debated the revival of blue laws driven by traditional Sabbatarianism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Late Latin 'sabbatarius' (pertaining to the Sabbath), which traces back to Greek 'sabbaton' and Hebrew 'shabbath' (to rest). The suffix '-ism' was added in English during the 17th century to denote the theological doctrine and strict observance of the Sabbath day.

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