sabbatical

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Relating to the Sabbath
Relating to a sabbatical
An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years
{a} belonging to the sabbath or to rest
Relating to a sabbatical (see noun)
{s} pertaining to the Sabbath, pertaining to a weekly day of rest and religious observance (also Sabbatic)
An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employees job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years
a leave usually taken every seventh year of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"
A sabbatical is a period of time during which someone such as a university teacher can leave their ordinary work and travel or study. He took a year's sabbatical from the Foreign Office He's been on sabbatical writing a novel. a period when someone, especially someone in a university job, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel
Time off from work, usually with at least partial continuation of salary and benefits, during which employees can pursue goals related to personal and professional growth or perform community service The name stems from an old custom of giving teachers every seventh year off, usually with pay
of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"
a leave usually taken every seventh year
of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims
of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"
{i} leave that is generally taken every seventh year, any authorized leave from one's job for rest or study
An absence from duty, with pay, that an agency may grant to an SES career appointee for up to 11 months to engage in study or uncompensated work experience for developmental purposes
A leave of absence, often with pay, usually granted every seventh year
Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor
a leave usually taken every seventh year of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project" of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims
sabbatical year
A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment
sabbatical year
A leave, often with full or half pay granted (as every seventh year) to one holding an administrative or professional position for rest, travel, or research
sabbatical years
plural form of sabbatical year
sabbatical leave
a leave usually taken every seventh year
sabbatical year
a sabbatical leave lasting one year
sabbatical year
{i} year of rest from work (generally taken every seventh year)
sabbaticals
plural of sabbatical
sabbatical
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