Meaning of Sabbath | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Sabbath.
   alt-of
2. Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.
3. Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
4. Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship.
5. Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow.
   historical
6. Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance.
   Myanmar

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Examples

“Jerusalem is a city of three Sabbaths–Friday (Muslim), Saturday (Jewish), and Sunday (Christian).”

“Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.”

“Around this conception was built up the notion of ritual devil-worship, involving the sabbath or nocturnal meeting at which the witches gathered to worship their master and to copulate with him.”

“Far-right activists had organised their protest for the Jewish sabbath in an area with a 40% Jewish population.”

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