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Sabbatian

Sabbatian [ sə báysh'n ] (plural Sabbatians)


noun 
Definition:
 
follower of 17C false messiah: a follower of the 17th-century Jewish leader Sabbatai Zevi, who claimed to be the Messiah

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Sabbatius after Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676), its founder]

Sabbatian adjective
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