Sabbath, Sunday

Sabbath, Sunday
The word Sabbath is derived from various words in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, all of them meaning "to rest." Sabbath is the seventh day of the week (Saturday), named in the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament as a day of worship and rest and thus observed by Jews and some Christian sects. Sabbath is also a term for the first day of the week, Sunday, observed by most Christian churches as a day of rest. Sunday is derived from an Old English word meaning "day of the sun."

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  • Sabbath — Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sabbath breaker — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sabbath breaking — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sabbath-day's journey — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sabbath — Sunday, the one day of the week commonly set apart and observed in Christian countries as a day of public worship, relaxation, and refreshment. State v Williams, 26 NC (4 Ired L) 400, 402. The word is not strictly synonymous with the word Sunday; …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Sabbath in Christianity — For other uses, see Biblical Sabbath, seventh day Sabbath, Jewish Sabbath, High Sabbath, and Sabbath year. A Ten Commandments monument which includes the command to Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy …   Wikipedia

  • Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism — The Sabbath is an important part of the belief and practice of Seventh day Adventists, and is perhaps the defining characteristic of the denomination. It was introduced to the Adventist pioneers in the mid 19th century by Rachel Oakes Preston, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Sunday — See Sabbath. See Sabbath, Sunday …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Sabbath — See Sabbath, Sunday …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Sunday — • Sunday (Day of the Sun), as the name of the first day of the week, is derived from Egyptian astrology Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sunday     Sunday      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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