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Sabbath
noun
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Noun
- 1 Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Sabbath. alt-of
"Far-right activists had organised their protest for the Jewish sabbath in an area with a 40% Jewish population."
- 3 a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims wordnet
- 4 Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
- 5 Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship.
"Jerusalem is a city of three Sabbaths–Friday (Muslim), Saturday (Jewish), and Sunday (Christian)."
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- 6 Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow. historical
- 7 Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance. Myanmar
Etymology
From Middle English sabat, sabbat, sabath, from Old English sabat and Old French sabbat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”), with the spelling ending in -th, probably influenced by the traditional transliteration of the Hebrew as shabbāth, being attested since the 14th century and widespread since the 16th. Doublet of Shabbat. Possibly from the Sumerian sa-bat ("mid-rest")
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