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*2: designating a period of leave from duty granted to university teachers at certain intervals (orig. every seven years) for the purposes of study and travel; spec. in sabbatical year. Now frequently used for rest or absence from other occupations, professions, or activities.  

*2: designating a period of leave from duty granted to university teachers at certain intervals (orig. every seven years) for the purposes of study and travel; spec. in sabbatical year. Now frequently used for rest or absence from other occupations, professions, or activities.  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Sabbatical''' or a sabbatical (from [[Latin]] ''sabbaticus'', from [[Greek]] ''sabbatikos'', from [[Hebrew]] shabbat, i.e., [[Sabbath]], literally a "ceasing") is a [[rest]] from [[work]], or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year. The [[concept]] of sabbatical has a source in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmita shmita], described several places in the [[Bible]] ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.25 Leviticus 25], for example, where there is a commandment to desist from working the fields in the seventh year). In the strict sense, therefore, sabbatical lasts a year.

'''Sabbatical''' or a sabbatical (from [[Latin]] ''sabbaticus'', from [[Greek]] ''sabbatikos'', from [[Hebrew]] shabbat, i.e., [[Sabbath]], literally a "ceasing") is a [[rest]] from [[work]], or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year. The [[concept]] of sabbatical has a source in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmita shmita], described several places in the [[Bible]] ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.25 Leviticus 25], for example, where there is a commandment to desist from working the fields in the seventh year). In the strict sense, therefore, sabbatical lasts a year.

The foundational [[Bible]] passage for sabbatical concepts is [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Genesis#Chapter_.2 Genesis 2:2-3], in which God rested (literally, "ceased" from his labour) after creating [[the universe]], and it is applied to people ([[Jew]] and [[Gentile]], slave and free) and even to beasts of [[burden]] in one of the Ten Commandments ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Exodus#Chapter_.20 Exodus 20:8-11], reaffirmed in [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.5 Deuteronomy 5:12-15]).

The foundational [[Bible]] passage for sabbatical concepts is [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Genesis#Chapter_.2 Genesis 2:2-3], in which God rested (literally, "ceased" from his labour) after creating [[the universe]], and it is applied to people ([[Jew]] and [[Gentile]], slave and free) and even to beasts of [[burden]] in one of the Ten Commandments ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Exodus#Chapter_.20 Exodus 20:8-11], reaffirmed in [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.5 Deuteronomy 5:12-15]).

In recent times, "sabbatical" has come to mean any extended [[absence]] in the [[career]] of an [[individual]] in order to [[achieve]] something. In the [[modern]] sense, one takes sabbatical typically to fulfill some [[goal]], e.g., [[writing]] a [[book]] or traveling extensively for [[research]]. Some [[universities]] and other institutional employers of scientists, [[physicians]], and/or [[academics]] offer the [[opportunity]] to qualify for paid sabbatical as an employee benefit, called sabbatical leave. Some companies offer unpaid sabbatical for people wanting to take career breaks; this is a growing trend in the United Kingdom, with 20% of companies having a career break [[policy]], and a further 10% considering introducing one.

In recent times, "sabbatical" has come to mean any extended [[absence]] in the [[career]] of an [[individual]] in order to [[achieve]] something. In the [[modern]] sense, one takes sabbatical typically to fulfill some [[goal]], e.g., [[writing]] a [[book]] or traveling extensively for [[research]]. Some [[universities]] and other institutional employers of scientists, [[physicians]], and/or [[academics]] offer the [[opportunity]] to qualify for paid sabbatical as an employee benefit, called sabbatical leave. Some companies offer unpaid sabbatical for people wanting to take career breaks; this is a growing trend in the United Kingdom, with 20% of companies having a career break [[policy]], and a further 10% considering introducing one.