"esbat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: esbats [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French esbat, cognate to modern ébat (“frolic”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fro|esbat|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French esbat, {{bor+|en|fro|esbat}} Borrowed from Old French esbat Head templates: {{en-noun}} esbat (plural esbats)
  1. A Wiccan coven gathering other than one of the Sabbats. While a full moon ritual may be held during an esbat, esbats encompass coven business meetings, social occasions, and opportunities for merriment. Categories (topical): Paganism, Wicca
    Sense id: en-esbat-en-noun-OkiL-3Ny Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 39 19 40 2 0

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