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 | |||||||||
| 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.
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| Noun | 1. |  Sabbath - a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims |
SABBATH. The same as Sunday. (q.v.)
day of rest, rest day