Sab‧bath /ˈsæbəθ/ noun
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Latin; Origin: sabbatum, from Greek, from Hebrew shabbath 'rest']

1. the Sabbath
a) Sunday, considered as a day of rest and prayer by most Christian churches
b) Saturday, considered as a day of rest and prayer in the Jewish religion and some Christian churches

2. keep/break the Sabbath to obey or not obey the religious rules of the Sabbath

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sabbath
noun
ADJ. Jewish, Muslim, etc.
VERB + SABBATH keep, observe | break
SABBATH + NOUN day | rest
PREP. on the ~ It was considered a sin to work or play on the Sabbath.
PHRASES observance of the Sabbath The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.

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