Definition of sabbatic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

work

TECH.

related to a sabbatical, typically a period of leave from work

TECH.

She took a sabbatic year to focus on research..

sabbatical

religion

Dated

related to the Sabbath day of rest

Dated

The sabbatic traditions are observed every Sunday.

holy

restful

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Origin of sabbatic

Greek, sabbatikos (of the Sabbath)

Examples of sabbatic in a sentence

The professor's sabbatic year was spent writing a book.
The sabbatic laws are strictly followed here.
Her sabbatic beliefs guide her daily life.

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French:sabbatique, du sabbat, ...
German:sabbatjahrbezogen, sabbatisch, ...
Italian:sabbatico, del sabato, ...
Spanish:sabático, del Sabbath, ...
Portuguese:sabático, relativo ao sábado, ...
Chinese:休假的, 安息日的, ...
Japanese:サバティカルの, 安息日の, ...
Arabic:سَبَّاتِي, سَبْتي, ...
Hebrew:שַׁבְּתוֹנִי, שַׁבָּתִי, ...
Russian:саббатический, субботний, ...
Ukrainian:сабатичний, суботній, ...
Hindi:अवकाश संबंधी, विश्राम, ...
Bengali:সাব্বাটিক্যাল সম্পর্কিত, সাবাথিক, ...
Catalan:sabàtic, de descans, ...
Czech:sabatiklový, sabatní, ...
Danish:sabbatisk, sabbat-, ...
Dutch:sabbatsverlof, sabbat, ...
Greek:σαββατικός, θρησκευτικός, ...
Hungarian:szabbatévi, szombati, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងឆ្នាំឈប់សម្រាកពីការងារ, ទាក់ទងនឹងថ្ងៃសប្ប័ទ, ...
Korean:안식년의, 안식일의, ...
Persian:مرخصی تحصیلی, سبت, ...
Polish:sabbatical, szabatowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):sabático, sagrado, ...
Romanian:sabat, sabatic, ...
Swedish:sabbatsrelaterad, sabbatisk, ...
Thai:เกี่ยวกับการลาพักงาน, เกี่ยวกับวันสะบาโต, ...
Turkish:sabbat ile ilgili, Sebt günüyle ilgili, ...
Vietnamese:liên quan đến nghỉ phép, ngày nghỉ Sabbath, ...

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