Sabbatical

What do we mean by sabbatical?

Relating to a sabbatical year. adjective

Relating or appropriate to the Sabbath as the day of rest. adjective

A sabbatical year. noun

A contraction of Sabbatical year. noun

Sabbatic; characterized by rest or cessation from labor or tillage: as, the sabbatical years (see below).

Recurring in sevens, or on every seventh (day, month, year, etc.).

Relating to the Sabbath. adjective

Relating to a sabbatical. adjective

An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years. noun

Of or relating to the Sabbath adjective

Of or relating to sabbatical leave adjective

A leave usually taken every seventh year noun

An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.

Words that are spelled similarly to sabbatical:
sabbatical, abbatical, abbatial, sabbatic, sabbatia, sabbaticals.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sabbatical:
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Words that rhyme with sabbatical:
grammatical, fanatical, mathematical, statical, problematical, viatical, catechol, attical.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sabbatical:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective sabbatical:
leave, year, leaves, years, program, rest, semester, period, cycle, term, policy, support, periods, programs, visit, grant, stay, institutions, cycles, observance, plan, laws, trip, institution, project, arrangements, plans, policies, calm, salary, pay, fellowship, release, peace, provisions, observances, restrictions, replacement, grants, opportunities, vacation, salaries, legislation, ordinance, award, journey, millennium, proposal, concerts, absence, tour, break, visits, produce, stillness, dreariness, funding, cruise, privileges, exemptions, notions, eschatology, visitor, appointment, verses, travel.

Words that sound like sabbatical:
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