Of or relating to a sabbatical year

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• SABBATICAL YEAR AND JUBILEE — (Heb. שְׁמִטָּה, shemittah; יוֹבֵל, yovel). According to the Bible, during the seventh year all land had to be fallow and debts were to be remitted (Ex. 23:10–11; Lev. 25:1–7, 18–22; Deut. 15:1–11). The close of seven sabbatical cycles instituted …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• sabbatical — I. adjective or sabbatic Etymology: Late Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from sabbaton Date: 1599 1. of or relating to a sabbatical year 2. of or relating to the sabbath < sabbatical laws > II. noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sabbatical — ► NOUN ▪ a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher for study or travel (traditionally one year for every seven years worked). ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to a sabbatical. 2) archaic of or appropriate to the sabbath. ORIGIN from Greek… …   English terms dictionary

• sabbatical — 1. adjective a) Relating to the Sabbath. b) Relating to a sabbatical. 2. noun An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employees job. During the… …   Wiktionary

• sabbatical — /səˈbætɪkəl / (say suh batikuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath. 2. bringing a period of rest. 3. of, denoting, or relating to a sabbatical. –noun Also, sabbatical leave. 4. a year, term, or other period, of freedom… …  

• sabbatical — [sə batɪk(ə)l] noun a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher for study or travel (traditionally one year for every seven years worked). adjective 1》 relating to a sabbatical. 2》 archaic of or appropriate to the sabbath. Origin C16:… …   English new terms dictionary

• Holy Year of Jubilee — • Background information relating to the Jubilee Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Year of Jubilee     Holy Year of Jubilee      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Talmud and Midrash — ▪ Judaism Introduction       commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only to the Bible (Old Testament). Definition of terms       The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly… …   Universalium

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• SAMARITANS — This article is arranged according to the following outline: history samaritan origins samaritans in the time of nehemiah the samaritans in the second temple period samaritans in the graeco roman diaspora excavations on mt. gerizim late roman to… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Mishpatim — (מִּשְׁפָּטִים Hebrew for “laws,” the second word of the parshah) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 21:1–24:18. Jews in the… …   Wikipedia