Sab|bath

Sab|bath
Sab|bath «SAB uhth», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a day of the week used for rest and worship:
2. the seventh day of the week, observed by Jews and some Christians. a) Sunday, observed by most Christians.
3. Also, sabbath. Figurative. a time or period of rest and quiet: »

Those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones see (John M. Neale).

–adj.
of, belonging to, or suitable for the Sabbath: »

a Sabbath meal, Sabbath rest.

[< Latin sabbatum < Greek sábbaton < Hebrew sabbåth < såbath he rested]
Usage See Sunday for usage note. (Cf.Sunday)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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