Sabbath
[ sab-uh th ]
/ ˈsæb əθ /
noun
the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the day of rest and religious observance among Jews and some Christians. Ex. 20:8–11.
the first day of the week, Sunday, similarly observed by most Christians in commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ.
any special day of prayer or rest resembling the Sabbath: Friday is the Muslim Sabbath.
(sometimes lowercase)
a period of rest.
(sometimes lowercase) Demonology.
Sabbat.
Origin of Sabbath
before 900; Middle English, variant of
sabbat, Old English < Latin
sabbatum < Greek
sábbaton < Hebrew
shabbāth rest
SYNONYMS FOR Sabbath
2 See
Sunday.
OTHER WORDS FROM Sabbath
Sab·bath·less, adjective Sab·bath·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for sabbath
British Dictionary definitions for sabbath
Sabbath
/ (ˈsæbəθ) /
noun
the seventh day of the week, Saturday, devoted to worship and rest from work in Judaism and in certain Christian Churches
Sunday, observed by Christians as the day of worship and rest from work in commemoration of Christ's Resurrection
(not capital)
a period of rest
Also called: sabbat, witches' Sabbath
a midnight meeting or secret rendezvous for practitioners of witchcraft, sorcery, or devil worship
Word Origin for Sabbath
Old English
sabbat, from Latin
sabbatum, from Greek
sabbaton, from Hebrew
shabbāth, from
shābath to rest
Cultural definitions for sabbath
Sabbath
The holy day of rest and reflection observed each Saturday among the Jews. This custom fulfills the fourth of the Ten Commandments (“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy”). The Sabbath commemorates the last of the seven days of Creation as described in the Book of Genesis, the day God rested from his labors of creating the heavens and the Earth.
notes for Sabbath
Christians have traditionally kept Sunday as a weekly day of rest in adaptation of the Jewish observance, and in commemoration of the
Resurrection of Jesus. Some denominations, such as the
Seventh-Day Adventists, observe Saturday as the Sabbath.