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sab·bat·i·cal year

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  1. sabbatical yearnoun

    a sabbatical leave lasting one year

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  1. sabbatical yearnoun

    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.

  2. sabbatical yearnoun

    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.

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  1. sabbatical year

    A sabbatical (from the Hebrew: שַׁבָּת Šabat (i.e., Sabbath); in Latin sabbaticus; Greek: sabbatikos σαββατικός) is a rest or break from work. The concept of the sabbatical is based on the Biblical practice of shmita (sabbatical year), which is related to agriculture. According to Leviticus 25, Jews in the Land of Israel must take a year-long break from working the fields every seven years. Starting with Harvard University in 1880, many universities and other institutional employers of scientists, physicians, and academics offer the opportunity to qualify for paid sabbatical as an employee benefit, called sabbatical leave. Early academic sabbatical policies were designed to aid their faculty in resting and recovering, but were also provided in order to facilitate "advancements in knowledge in vogue elsewhere...an intellectual and practical necessity" for both the professors and university education more broadly. Present day academic sabbaticals typically excuse the grantee from day to day teaching and departmental duties, though progress on research is expected to continue, if not increase, while away. Academic sabbaticals come in the form of either semester-long or full-academic year terms. A sabbatical has also come to mean a lengthy, intentional break from a career. The popularity of sabbaticals for non-academics has increased in the 21st century: 17% of companies offered some sort of sabbatical policy to their employees in 2017, according to a survey by the Society For Human Resource Management. There are very few norms and expectations for non-academic, or professional, sabbaticals. They can be paid or unpaid, affiliated with one's employer or self-directed, and have a variety of durations, from several weeks to over a year.

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  1. sabbatical year

    A sabbatical year is a prolonged break or hiatus, typically lasting for a year, from one's usual work or routine, typically for the purpose of rest, travel, research, or study. This concept is traditional in academia but is also found in other professions for the purpose of career development or personal improvement. The term originates from the Biblical practice of leaving fields fallow every seventh year.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sabbatical year in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sabbatical year in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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