Our family keeps/observes the Sabbath. [=obeys the rules about what should be done on the Sabbath]
We are careful not to break the Sabbath.
Sabbath day/dinner/observances
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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… … Useful english dictionary
Sab|bath-day's journey — «SAB uhth DAYZ», the distance in ancient times that a Jew might lawfully travel on the Sabbath … Useful english dictionary
Sab|bath|less — «SAB uhth lihs», adjective. having or observing no Sabbath, or day of rest … Useful english dictionary
sab — sab; SAB; sab·a·dil·la; sab·a·dine; sab·bat; sab·ba·tar·i·an·ism; sab·bath; sab·bath·ar·i·an; sab·bath·less; sab·ba·tia; sab·ba·tine; sab·ba·tism; sab·ba·ti·za·tion; sab·ba·tize; sab·ba·ton; sab·be·ka; sab·el·lar·ia; sab·el·la·ri·idae; sab·i·cu;… … English syllables
bath — bath; bath·er; bath·house; Bath·i·nette; bath·ing; bath·less; bath·mic; bath·mism; bath·mo·trop·ic; bath·mot·ro·pism; bath·o·chrome; bath·o·lith; bath·urst; bath·vill·ite; bath·yl; eu·ry·bath·ic; iso·ther·mo·bath; mal·a·bath·rum; mono·bath;… … English syllables
sabbath — sab·bath … English syllables
sabbatharian — sab·bath·ar·i·an … English syllables
sabbathly — sab·bath·ly … English syllables
Sabbath — Sab|bath [ˈsæbəθ] n [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; Origin: sabbatum, from Greek, from Hebrew shabbath rest ] 1.) the Sabbath a) Sunday, considered as a day of rest and prayer by most Christian churches b) Saturday, considered as a day of rest and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sabbath, the — Sab|bath, the [ sæbəθ ] noun a day for people of some religions to rest and pray. The Jewish Sabbath is Saturday and the Christian Sabbath is Sunday. keep/break the Sabbath to follow or not follow the rules about the Sabbath … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
