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sabbath

noun
🔊/ˈsæbəθ/
🔊/ˈsæbəθ/
often the Sabbath
[singular]
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  1. (in Judaism and Christianity犹太教和基督教) the holy day of the week that is used for resting and worshipping God. For Jews this day is Saturday and for Christians it is Sunday.安息日（犹太教定为星期六，基督教定为星期日）
    • to keep/break the Sabbath (= to obey/not obey the religious rules for this day)守／不守安息日
    • It was considered a sin to work or play on the Sabbath.在安息日工作或玩耍都被视为罪过。
    • The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.演讲者主张放宽严守安息日的规矩。
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • Jewish
    • Muslim
    • etc.
    • …
    verb + sabbath
    • keep
    • observe
    • break
    • …
    sabbath + noun
    • day
    • holiday
    • rest
    • …
    preposition
    • on the sabbath
    phrases
    • observance of the Sabbath
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    Word OriginOld English, from Latin sabbatum, via Greek from Hebrew šabbāt̲, from šāb̲at̲ ‘to rest’.