(usu the Sabbath) the seventh day of the week observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening as a day of rest and worship, esp by Jews
(often the Sabbath) Sunday observed among Christians as a day of rest and worship
Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week — Alice Walker
a midnight assembly of witches
[Old English sabat via Latin sabbatum from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabbāth, literally ‘rest’]