Definition of Sabbath
Sab´bath
n.
1.
A
season
or
day
of
rest
;
one
day
in
seven
appointed
for
rest
or
worship
,
the
observance
of
which
was
enjoined
upon
the
Jews
in
the
Decalogue
,
and
has
been
continued
by
the
Christian
church
with
a
transference
of
the
day
observed
from
the
last
to
the
first
day
of
the
week
,
which
is
called
also
Lord
'
s
Day
.
Remember
the
sabbath
day
,
to
keep
it
holy
.
- Ex. xx. 8.
2.
The
seventh
year
,
observed
among
the
Israelites
as
one
of
rest
and
festival
.
3.
Fig
.:
A
time
of
rest
or
repose
;
intermission
of
pain
,
effort
,
sorrow
,
or
the
like
.
Peaceful
sleep
out
the
sabbath
of
the
tomb
.
- Pope.
Sabbath breaker
one
who
violates
the
law
of
the
Sabbath
.
Sabbath breaking
the
violation
of
the
law
of
the
Sabbath
.
Sabbath-day's journey
a
distance
of
about
a
mile
,
which
,
under
Rabbinical
law
,
the
Jews
were
allowed
to
travel
on
the
Sabbath
.
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