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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEsbat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛs.bat
"O coven se reuniu para seu esbat mensal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A gathering of witches, typically held to celebrate the phases of the moon.
"The coven met for their monthly esbat to honor the full moon." - 2
A ritual or ceremony performed during such a gathering.
"During the esbat, they performed a ritual to invoke lunar energies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Esbat' originates from the Old French word 'esbat', meaning 'amusement' or 'recreation', which itself comes from the Latin 'exbatere', meaning 'to amuse'. The word has evolved in modern usage to refer specifically to gatherings of witches, particularly in Wiccan traditions, held to celebrate the phases of the moon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Esbat" is said worldwide
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Esbat
Transliteration: ɛs.ba
"Le coven s'est réuni pour leur esbat mensuel."
Esbat
Transliteration: ɛs.bat
"Der Coven traf sich zu ihrem monatlichen Esbat."
Esbat
Transliteration: ɛs.bat
"Il coven si è riunito per il loro esbat mensile."
Esbat
Transliteration: ɛs.bat
"El coven se reunió para su esbat mensual."
Esbat
Transliteration: ɛs.bat
"O coven se reuniu para seu esbat mensal."
एसबात
Transliteration: Esbat
"कवेन ने अपने मासिक एसबात के लिए बैठक की।"
埃斯巴特
Transliteration: āi sī bā tè
"女巫们为他们的埃斯巴特聚会。"
에스바트
Transliteration: eseubateu
"코벤트는 그들의 월간 에스바트를 위해 모였습니다."
エスバット
Transliteration: esubatto
"コヴェンは月に一度のエスバットのために集まりました。"
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