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Sabbath

[ sab-uhth ]

noun

  1. the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the day of rest and religious observance among Jews and some Christians.
  2. the Sabbath, 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. Often sabbath. 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. Sometimes sabbath. Sabbat ( def 2 ).


Sabbath

/ 藞蝉忙产蓹胃 /

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 calledsabbatwitches' Sabbath a midnight meeting or secret rendezvous for practitioners of witchcraft, sorcery, or devil worship
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sabbath

  1. The holy day of rest and reflection observed each Saturday among the Jews . This custom fulfills the fourth of the Ten Commandments (鈥淩emember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy鈥). 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 .
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Notes

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.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Sabbath1

First recorded before 900; Middle English sabat, sabadt, sabath, Old English sabat, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek 蝉谩产产补迟辞苍, from Hebrew 蝉丑补产产腻迟丑 鈥渞别蝉迟鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Sabbath1

Old English sabbat, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew 蝉丑补产产腻迟丑, from 蝉丑腻产补迟丑 to rest
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The Oilers will play again on Sunday, the traditional Christian Sabbath, and the faithful will once again file into Rogers Place to offer hosannas at decibel levels loud enough to make your ears bleed.

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No reason has been given, although it may have something to do with the funeral taking place on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.

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Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne reveals the date for his final show, which will also reunite the founding members of Black Sabbath after 20 years.

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He adds that in a small act of resistance, Agam had refused to perform any jobs on the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest.

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Black Sabbath super fans say they are willing to spend small fortunes when it comes to getting a ticket for the legendary heavy metal band's final show.

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