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Pronunciation / Transliteration: majo no shūkai
"昔話には魔女の集会が度々登場する。"
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2 senses- 1
A midnight meeting of witches supposedly held under the leadership of the devil.
"In folklore, the coven gathered deep in the woods to hold their annual sabbat." - 2
Any of the seasonal festivals celebrated by Wiccans and neo-pagans.
"The community gathered to celebrate the spring equinox as one of their major sabbats."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived via Old French and Latin from the Greek sabbaton, ultimately tracing back to the Hebrew shabbath meaning 'rest' or 'cessation'. Originally denoting the Jewish Sabbath, the term evolved in medieval Christian folklore to refer to a midnight assembly of witches, and later in modern Wicca to seasonal pagan festivals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sabbat" is said worldwide
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sabbat
Transliteration: sa-bat
"Les sorcières se réunissaient pour le sabbat."
Sabbat
Transliteration: za-bat
"Der Hexensabbat ist ein Motiv in vielen Sagen."
sabba
Transliteration: sab-ba
"Il sabba delle streghe si svolgeva a mezzanotte."
sabat
Transliteration: sa-bat
"La leyenda cuenta sobre el akelarre o sabat de las brujas."
sabat
Transliteration: sa-bat
"O sabat das bruxas era celebrado na floresta."
डायन सभा
Transliteration: daayan sabha
"लोककथाओं में जादूगरनियों की सभा का वर्णन मिलता है।"
女巫聚会
Transliteration: nǚwū jùhuì
"传说中女巫会在午夜举行集会。"
마녀의 집회
Transliteration: manyeoui jiphoe
"마녀들의 집회는 자정에 열린다고 전해진다."
魔女の集会
Transliteration: majo no shūkai
"昔話には魔女の集会が度々登場する。"
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