sabbatical
IPA: sʌbˈætɪkʌɫ
noun
- An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.
adjective
- Relating to the Sabbath.
- Relating to a sabbatical.
- Relating to the Sabbath
Examples of "sabbatical" in Sentences
- He will rest and enjoy its sabbatical years.
- He is on sabbatical for the spring semester.
- The Rubinoos began a long sabbatical in 1985.
- In 2003, the band decided to go on a sabbatical.
- It was in a Sabbatical Year on the day of Atonement.
- He was on sabbatical from teaching at the University of Iowa.
- In 1974, he took two sabbatical years and journeyed to the Orient.
- The rest of the year, they are on leave of absence or on sabbatical.
- The sabbatical officers are generally trustees of the students' union.