Sabbatharian Hist.
(ˈsæbəˈθɛərɪən)
[f. Sabbath + -arian. Cf. Sabbatarian.]
a. = Sabbatarian n. 3. b. A member of the religious sect founded by Joanna Southcott in 1801–14.
| 1719 Ozell tr. Misson's Mem. & Observ. 235 These Sabbatharians are so call'd because they will not remove the Day of Rest from Saturday to Sunday. 1882–3 Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. III. 2089 Sabbatharians or New Israelites,..a religious sect founded by Joanna Southcott. |