Sabbat (Noun)
Meaning
A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The witches gathered at the old oak tree for their sabbat, a night of spell-casting and rituals beneath the full moon.
- According to medieval lore, the sabbat was a time when witches would summon and worship the devil.
- During the Inquisition, accused witches were often interrogated about their involvement in sabbats, leading to numerous executions.
- The villagers whispered among themselves about the sabbat that took place in the nearby forest, rumored to be a night of dark magic and debauchery.
- Historians now question the accuracy of accounts depicting sabbats as wild orgies, suggesting they were exaggerated or fabricated by witch-hunters.