Look up: Sabbath

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   Sabbath
   [n] - a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians
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   Sabbath
   The seventh day of the week, commanded by God in the Old Testament as a sacred day of rest after his creation of the world; in Judaism, from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday; in Christianity, Sunday...
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   Sabbath
   Sab'bath noun [ Middle English sabat , sabbat , French sabbat , Latin sabbatum , Greek sa`bbaton , from Hebrew shabbāth , from shābath to rest from labor. Confer Sabbat .] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, ...
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   Sabbath
   noun a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
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   Sabbath
   The `Sabbath` (or `Sabbat`) is a weekly day of rest and/or worship that is observed in the Judeo-Christian faiths. The term derives from the Hebrew `shabbat`, `(to) cease`. The term was first used in the biblical account of the last day of creation. It was repeated, as a commandment, as the fourth of the Ten Commandments. A number of other religions have a similar practice, and the term has also been imported into secular usage. In `religion`: *...
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   Sabbath
   • (n.) The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival. • (n.) Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like. • (n.) A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been...
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   Sabbath
   (from shavat, `cease,` or `desist`), day of holiness and rest observed by Jews from sunset on Friday to nightfall of the following day. The time ... [9 related articles]
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   Sabbath
   Sabbath [Heb.,=repose], in Judaism, last day of the week (Saturday), observed as a rest day for the twenty-five hours commencing with sundown on Friday. In the biblical account of creation (Gen. 1) the seventh day is set as a Sabbath to mark God's rest after his work. In Jewish law, starting with bo...
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