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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 Year — • The seventh year, devoted to cessation of agriculture, and holding in the period of seven years a place analogous to that of the Sabbath in the week; also called Year of Remission Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sabbatical Year      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• sabbatical — sab‧bat‧i‧cal [səˈbætɪkl] noun [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES a period of time when someone, especially someone in a university teaching job, stops doing their usual work in order to work in business, to study, or travel: • He spent… …   Financial and business terms

• Sabbatical — [sə bat′i kəl] adj. [< Fr sabbatique < LL(Ec) sabbaticus < Gr sabbatikos < sabbaton (see SABBATH) + AL] 1. of or suited to the Sabbath 2. [s ] bringing a period of rest that recurs in regular cycles n. [s ] 1. a recurring period of… …   English World dictionary

• sabbatical leave — ➔ leave …   Financial and business terms

• sabbatical — 1640s, of or suitable for the Sabbath, from L. sabbaticus, from Gk. sabbatikos of the Sabbath (see SABBATH (Cf. Sabbath)). Meaning a year s absence granted to researchers (originally one year in seven, to university professors) first recorded… …   Etymology 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 year — n. 1. among the ancient Jews, every seventh year, in which, according to Mosaic law, the land and vineyards were to remain fallow and debtors were to be released ☆ 2. SABBATICAL LEAVE …   English World dictionary

• sabbatical leave — n. a year or shorter period of absence for study, rest, or travel, given at intervals (orig. every seven years) as to some college teachers and now to people in other fields, at full or partial salary * * * …   Universalium

• sabbatical — (izg. sebètikl) m DEFINICIJA razg. slobodna studijska godina koju sveučilišni nastavnici mogu koristiti svake sedme godine radi daljnjeg usavršavanja ETIMOLOGIJA engl. ← grč. sabbatikós: koji se odnosi na Šabat, v. prema Bibliji, razdoblje od… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

• sabbatical — [n] leave break, furlough, holiday, leave of absence, liberty, recess, time off, vacation; concepts 802,807 …   New thesaurus