Sabbathʹians
. The disciples of Sabbathais Zwi, the most remarkable “Messiah” of modern times. At the age of fifteen he had mastered the Talmud, and at eighteen the Cabbala. (1641–1677.)
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.