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单词 Sabbaths
释义

Sabbath /sabˈəth/

noun
  1. (among Jews) Saturday, set apart for rest from work
  2. (among most Christians) Sunday
  3. Sometimes also used for the Muslim day of rest, Friday
  4. A sabbatical year of the Jews
  5. (without cap) a time of rest
  6. (also sabbˈat) a witches' midnight meeting
adjective

Of or appropriate to the Sabbath

ORIGIN: Heb Shabbāth

Sabbatāˈrian noun

  1. A person who observes Saturday as Sabbath
  2. A person who believes in or practises observance, or strict observance, of the Sabbath (Saturday or Sunday)
adjective

(sometimes without cap) of or relating to Sabbatarians

Sabbatāˈrianism noun

Sabbˈathless adjective

sabbatical /sə-batˈi-kəl/ adjective

  1. Relating to, or resembling, the Sabbath (also sabbatˈic)
  2. Enjoying or bringing rest
  3. On or relating to leave from one's work (as in sabbatical leave, sabbatical visit, etc)
noun

A period of leave from one's work, esp for teachers and lecturers, also esp to undertake a separate or related project

sabbˈatine adjective

Relating to Saturday

sabbˈatism noun

  1. Sabbatical rest
  2. Observance of the Sabbath

sabbˈatize or sabbˈatise transitive verb

To observe as a Sabbath

intransitive verb

To keep a Sabbath

Sabbˈath-breaker noun

Sabbˈath-breaking noun

(also adjective)

Sabbˈath-day noun

(also adjective)

Sabbath-day's journey noun (historical)

2000 cubits, or about one kilometre, which a Jew was permitted to walk on the Sabbath

Sabbath school noun (chiefly US)

A Sunday school

sabbatical year noun

  1. Every seventh year, in which the Israelites allowed their fields and vineyards to lie fallow
  2. A year off, for study, travel, etc

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