TheSabbath is the day of the week when members of some religious groups do not work. The Jewish Sabbath is on Saturday and the Christian Sabbath is on Sunday.
...a religious man who kept the Sabbath.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Sabbath in British English
(ˈsæbəθ)
noun
1.
the seventh day of the week, Saturday, devoted to worship and rest from work in Judaism and in certain Christian Churches
2.
Sunday, observed by Christians as the day of worship and rest from work in commemoration of Christ's Resurrection
3. (not capital)
a period of rest
4. Also called: sabbat, witches' Sabbath
a midnight meeting or secret rendezvous for practitioners of witchcraft, sorcery, or devil worship
Word origin
Old English sabbat, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabbāth, from shābath to rest
Sabbath in American English
(ˈsæbəθ)
noun
1.
the seventh day of the week (Saturday), set aside for rest and worship and observed as such by Jews (from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset) and some Christian denominations
2.
Sunday as the usual Christian day of rest and worship
3. [alsos-]
a day or time set aside for rest or worship
4. [alsos-]
witches' Sabbath
adjective
5.
of the Sabbath
Word origin
ME sabat < OFr & OE, both < L sabbatum < Gr sabbaton < Heb shabat < shavat, to rest
Examples of 'Sabbath' in a sentence
Sabbath
`She's going to Rabbi Winter's synagogue for Sabbath services.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS
Sabbath afternoon at his great-grandmother's house, the highlight of the week for the family.
Mosco, Maisie OUT OF THE ASHES
For now we come to the seventh Psalm, the Psalm for the Sabbath.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS
Quotations
The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbathBible: St. Mark
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holyBible: Exodus
In other languages
Sabbath
British English: Sabbath /ˈsæbəθ/ NOUN
The Sabbath is the day of worship and rest for the members of some religious groups, especially Jews and Christians. For Jews, it is Saturday; for Christians, it is Sunday.
He's a religious man and will not discuss politics on the Sabbath.
American English: Sabbath
Arabic: السَّبْت
Brazilian Portuguese: Sabbath sábado dos judeus
Chinese: 猶太教安息日
Croatian: Šabat
Czech: sabat
Danish: sabbat
Dutch: sabbat
European Spanish: sábado judío
Finnish: sapatti
French: sabbat
German: Sabbat
Greek: Εβραϊκό Σάββατο
Italian: Sabbath
Japanese: 安息日
Korean: 안식일
Norwegian: sabbat
Polish: szabas
European Portuguese: Sabbath sábado dos judeus
Romanian: Sabat
Russian: шабат
Latin American Spanish: sábado judío
Swedish: sabbat
Thai: วันประกอบพิธีทางศาสนาและพักผ่อนของชาวคริสต์
Turkish: dinlenme günü Yahudiler için Cumartesi, Hristiyanlar için Pazar
Ukrainian: шабат
Vietnamese: ngày Sabbath
Chinese translation of 'Sabbath'
Sabbath
(ˈsæbəθ)
n(c)
安息日 (ānxīrì)
Quotations
The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath [Bible: St. Mark]Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy [Bible: Exodus]