Sabbath (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the day of rest and religious observance among Jews and some Christians.
  2. the first day of the week, Sunday, observed by most Christians as a day of public worship and often of rest.
  3. any special day of prayer, worship, or rest.
  4. a day or other period of rest or break from certain forms of activity: If people gave themselves a weekly sabbath from electronic devices, it would probably cure many ills.
  5. Sabbat (def. 2).
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. a period of rest
  4. a midnight meeting or secret rendezvous for practitioners of witchcraft, sorcery, or devil worship
Sabbath (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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