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Sabbath

Sab·bath [ ˈsa-bəth]

Sabbath

noun

[ˈsa-bəth]

Definition of Sabbath

1a : the seventh day of the week observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening as a day of rest and worship by Jews and some Christians

b : Sunday observed among Christians as a day of rest and worship

2 : a time of rest

First Known Use of Sabbath

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for Sabbath

Middle English sabat, from Anglo-French & Old English, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabbāth, literally, rest

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