sabbatarian
Day-of-rest devotee
A sabbatarian is someone who strictly observes the Sabbath as a day of rest and worship, abstaining from work and secular activities.
The term often applies to Christians who insist on keeping Saturday (rather than Sunday) as the Sabbath, though it can describe anyone rigorous about Sabbath observance.
As an adjective, sabbatarian describes beliefs or practices emphasizing strict Sabbath-keeping: sabbatarian laws, sabbatarian principles. (Capitalized Sabbatarian may refer specifically to members of certain religious denominations.)
Sabbath activity restrictions
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- creedStatement of belief
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
precept · canon · teaching · belief · tradition · scriptural · biblical · confessional
Jewish day of rest
- SundayFirst or seventh day
- rest dayScheduled break from exertion
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- holy daySacred date for worship
commandment · prayer · day of rest · weekly · sanctification · prohibition
One who perceives events
- devoutDeeply religious, sincere
- believerOne who accepts something
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- worshipperOne who venerates
pietist · observant · puritan · follower · orthodox · conservative · traditionalist · religionist
Strict, thorough precision
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
- stringencySeverity of requirements
orthodoxy · legalism · inflexibility · severity · uncompromising · hardline · literalist · fundamentalist
blue laws
Sabbath activity restrictions
dogma · precept · canon · teaching · belief · tradition · scriptural · biblical · confessional
Shabbat
Jewish day of rest
- SundayFirst or seventh day
- rest dayScheduled break from exertion
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
holy day · commandment · prayer · day of rest · weekly · sanctification · prohibition
observer
One who perceives events
worshipper · pietist · observant · puritan · follower · orthodox · conservative · traditionalist · religionist
rigor
Strict, thorough precision
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
stringency · orthodoxy · legalism · inflexibility · severity · uncompromising · hardline · literalist · fundamentalist · restrictive
sabbatariansecularist
Advocate for nonreligious governance
irreligious · atheist · freethinker · agnostic · nonbeliever