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Sabbath

Meaning in religious studies & theology, with examples

/ˈsæbəθ/nounCommon term

In religious studies & theology, Sabbath means: The weekly day of rest and worship in Judaism, from Friday sunset to Saturday nightfall; many Christians use the word for Sunday as their day of rest.

In Turkish: Şabat, Sebt, dinlenme günü

How it is used

Academic texts often use the Hebrew form Shabbat. You keep or observe the Sabbath, and work, travel or cooking may be avoided. Some Christian groups, such as Seventh-day Adventists, keep the Sabbath on Saturday.

Example sentences

  1. Observant Jews do not work on the Sabbath.

  2. The Sabbath begins at home with lighting candles and blessing wine.

Common collocations

  • keep the Sabbath
  • observe the Sabbath
  • Sabbath meal
  • on the Sabbath
  • JudaismThe religion, culture and way of life of the Jewish people, based on the covenant with God described in the Hebrew Bible and developed in the Talmud and later teaching.
  • observeTo follow the rules and practices of a religion, or to keep a religious holiday or custom in the expected way.
  • TorahThe first five books of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses; in a wider sense, the whole body of Jewish teaching and law.
  • synagogueA Jewish house of prayer, study and community gathering, where the Torah scrolls are kept in an ark and read during services.

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