Sabbath

Sab·bath  (sbth)

n.

1. The seventh day of the week, Saturday, observed as the day of rest and worship by the Jews and some Christian sects.

2. The first day of the week, Sunday, observed as the day of rest and worship by most Christians.

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[Middle English sabat, from Old French sabbat and Old English sabat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew abbt, from bat, to cease, rest; see bt in Semitic roots.]

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Sabbath [ˈsæbəθ]

n

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) the seventh day of the week, Saturday, devoted to worship and rest from work in Judaism and in certain Christian Churches

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Sunday, observed by Christians as the day of worship and rest from work in commemoration of Christ's Resurrection

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (not capital) a period of rest

4. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) Also called sabbat witches' Sabbath a midnight meeting or secret rendezvous for practitioners of witchcraft, sorcery, or devil worship

[Old English sabbat, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabbāth, from shābath to rest]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Sabbath - a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims day of rest, rest day - a day set aside for rest

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Sabbath

noun

Quotations
"The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath" Bible: St. Mark
"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" Bible: Exodus

Translations

Sabbath [ˈsæbəθ] N (Jewish) → sábado m; (Christian) → domingo m
see also keep A11

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Sabbath [ˈsæbəθ] n

(Jewish) → sabbat m
on the Sabbath → le jour du sabbat

(Christian) → dimanche m
on the Sabbath → le dimanche

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Sabbath

n → Sabbat m; (non-Jewish) → Sonntag m ? witch

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Sabbath [ˈsæbəθ] Sabbath Day [ˈsæbəθˈdeɪ] n (Jewish) → sabato; (Christian) (old) → domenica

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Sabbath [ˈsæbəθ] Sabbath Day [ˈsæbəθˈdeɪ] n (Jewish) → sabato; (Christian) (old) → domenica

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Sabbath

n Sabbath [ˈsӕbəθ]

(usually withthe) a day of the week regularly set aside for religious services and rest – among the Jews, Saturday; among most Christians, Sunday. Sabbat يَوْم السَّبْت шабат šábes; neděle sabbat; hviledag der Sabbat ημέρα αργίας και εκπλήρωσης των θρησκευτικών καθηκόντων (Σάββατο των Εβραίων, Κυριακή των χριστιανών) (cristiano) domingo; (judío) sábado sabat روز سبت؛روز استراحت يا عبادت براي مسيحيان sapatti sabbat; dimanche שַׁבָּת विश्राम दिवस sabat, dan Gospodnji szombat (zsidóknál); vasárnap (keresztényeknél) sabat sabbatsdagur, hvíldardagur (giorno di riposo) 安息日 안식일 šventadienis, šabas svētdiena; sabats hari Sabat sabbat sabbat; helg, hviledag sabat,szabas, niedziela dia do Senhor sabat; duminică священный день отдохновения šábes sabat Sabat sabbat, vilodag วันซะบาโต เป็นวันที่พระเจ้าให้หยุดพักจากการงานประจำ วันเสาร์ซึ่งจะถือเป็นวันพักผ่อนของชาวยิว วันอาทิตย์ซึ่งถือว่าเป็นวันพักผ่อนข Sebt günü (宗教的)安息日，猶太教為週六，，基督教為週日 священний день відпочинку یوم السبت ngày xaba （宗教的）安息日

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Sabbath → يوم الراحة sabat sabbat Sabbat Εβραϊκό Σάββατο sábado judío sapatti sabbat dan počinka sabato 安息日 안식일 sabbat sabbat szabas Sabbath шабат sabbat วันประกอบพิธีทางศาสนาและพักผ่อนของชาวคริสต์ dinlenme günü ngày xa-ba 猶太教安息日