🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Esbat

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛs.bat

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Esbat/ˈɛs.bæt/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O coven se reuniu para seu esbat mensal."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A gathering of witches, typically held to celebrate the phases of the moon.

    "The coven met for their monthly esbat to honor the full moon."
  2. 2

    A ritual or ceremony performed during such a gathering.

    "During the esbat, they performed a ritual to invoke lunar energies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Esbat' originates from the Old French word 'esbat', meaning 'amusement' or 'recreation', which itself comes from the Latin 'exbatere', meaning 'to amuse'. The word has evolved in modern usage to refer specifically to gatherings of witches, particularly in Wiccan traditions, held to celebrate the phases of the moon.

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