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Definition of sabbath noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sabbath

noun
 
/ˈsæbəθ/
 
/ˈsæbəθ/
often the Sabbath
[singular]
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  1. (in Judaism and Christianity) the holy day of the week that is used for resting and worshipping God. For Jewish people this day is Saturday and for Christians it is Sunday.
    • to keep/break the Sabbath (= to obey/not obey the religious rules for this day)
    • It was considered a sin to work or play on the Sabbath.
    • The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • Jewish
    • Muslim
    • etc.
    • …
    verb + sabbath
    • keep
    • observe
    • break
    • …
    sabbath + noun
    • day
    • holiday
    • rest
    • …
    preposition
    • on the sabbath
    phrases
    • observance of the Sabbath
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    Word OriginOld English, from Latin sabbatum, via Greek from Hebrew šabbāt̲, from šāb̲at̲ ‘to rest’.
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