sabbath
noun/ˈsæbəθ/
/ˈsæbəθ/
often the Sabbath
[singular]- (in Judaism and Christianity) the holy day of the week that is used for resting and worshipping God. For Jewish people this day is Saturday and for Christians it is Sunday.
- to keep/break the Sabbath (= to obey/not obey the religious rules for this day)
- It was considered a sin to work or play on the Sabbath.
- The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Jewish
- Muslim
- etc.
- …
- keep
- observe
- break
- …
- day
- holiday
- rest
- …
- on the sabbath
- observance of the Sabbath
Word OriginOld English, from Latin sabbatum, via Greek from Hebrew šabbāt̲, from šāb̲at̲ ‘to rest’.Want to learn more?
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