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Sabbath en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsæbəθ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English sabat, sabbat, sabath, from Old English sabat and Old French sabbat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”), with the spelling ending in -th, probably influenced by the traditional transliteration of the Hebrew as shabbāth, being attested since the 14th century and widespread since the 16th. Doublet of Shabbat. Possibly from the Sumerian sa-bat ("mid-rest").

Meanings

1. Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship.
2. Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.
3. Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
   • Jerusalem is a city of three Sabbaths–Friday (Muslim), Saturday (Jewish), and Sunday (Christian).
4. A meeting of witches. (Also called a witches' Sabbath, Shabbat, sabbat, or black Sabbath.)
   • They travel through the air in various strange conveyances, and it is no easy matter to distinguish between their convention and a Sabbath of the Witches. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 241:
   • 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. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:
   • 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. 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 419:
5. (historical) Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow.
6. (Myanmar) Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance.

Forms

Deriveds

Sabbath-breaking · Sabbath goy · Sabbath-keeping · Sabbathless · Sabbathly · Sabbath-breaker · black Sabbath · Buddhist sabbath · witches' Sabbath · Sabbathism · Sabbath Gentile · Sabbathize · Sabbatharian · Sabbath-keeper · Sabbathlike · Sabbath-day · Sabbath year

Relateds

sabbatistical · Sabbatarianism · sabbatiser · shabbes · Sabbatic · sabbatise · shabbos · sabbat · shabbat · sabbatarianism · sabbatizer · sabbatically · Sabbatize · Sabbatise · Shabbat · sabbatic · Sabbatism · sabbatical · Gregorian calendar · Shabbes · sabbatize · Sabbatizer · Sabbatist · Sabbatical · sabbatist · sabbatarian · Shabbos · Sabbatistical · sabbatistic · sabbatism · Sabbatistic · Sabbatiser · Jewish calendar · Islamic calendar · Sabbatarian · Sabbatically · Sabbat

Synonyms

Jumu'ah (Friday) · uposatha · Shabbat (Saturday) · holy day (Friday) · holy day (Sunday) · holy day (Saturday) · Lord's Day (Sunday) · Sabbath year

Translations (131)

th สะบาโต (Saturday (Judaism)) · da sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · cs šabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · pl sabat (witches' Sabbath) · nn sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · nds-de Sünndag (Sunday (Christianity)) · ang ræstedæġ (Saturday (Judaism)) · es sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · ru шабба́т (Saturday (Judaism)) · hi विश्रामदिन (Saturday (Judaism)) · de Schabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · de Teufelstanz (witches' Sabbath) · eo sabato (Saturday (Judaism)) · fr sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · es shabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · sh сабат (Saturday (Judaism)) · de Schabbes (Saturday (Judaism)) · ar اَلسَّبْت (Saturday (Judaism)) · pt sabbat (witches' Sabbath) · mk са́бат (Saturday (Judaism)) · gd Sàbaid (Sunday (Christianity)) · nl sjabbes (Saturday (Judaism)) · es domingo (Sunday (Christianity)) · sv häxsabbat (witches' Sabbath) · sh petak (Friday (Islam)) · io sabato (Saturday (Judaism)) · uk ша́баш (Saturday (Judaism)) · fr vendredi (Friday (Islam)) · nl sjabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · cmn 安息日 (Saturday (Judaism)) · fr sabbat (witches' Sabbath) · es aquelarre (witches' Sabbath) · pl szabas (Saturday (Judaism)) · hi सब्त (Sunday (Christianity)) · de Hexentanz (witches' Sabbath) · sh vrzino kolo (witches' Sabbath) · nds-de Freedag (Friday (Islam)) · ru суббо́та (Saturday (Judaism)) · sh nedelja (Sunday (Christianity)) · eo dimanĉo (Sunday (Christianity)) · cs neděle (Sunday (Christianity)) · cs sabat (witches' Sabbath) · uk ша́баш (witches' Sabbath) · ru ша́ба́ш ведьм (witches' Sabbath) · nb sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · el σάββατο (Saturday (Judaism)) · trc güii naránj rá (Saturday (Judaism)) · lo ຊະບາໂຕ (Saturday (Judaism)) · nl sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · eo sabatorgio (witches' Sabbath) · ca akelarre (witches' Sabbath) · ru воскресе́нье (Sunday (Christianity)) · ru ша́ба́ш (witches' Sabbath) · grc σάββατον (Saturday (Judaism)) · pdt Sabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · es sábado (Saturday (Judaism)) · ca aquelarre (witches' Sabbath) · da søndag (Sunday (Christianity)) · de Sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · pt sabá (Saturday (Judaism)) · id sabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · xag 𐕐𐔰𐕌𐔱𐔰𐕜 (Saturday (Judaism)) · eu akelarre (witches' Sabbath) · fa شبات (Saturday (Judaism)) · pt sabá (witches' Sabbath) · fr dimanche (Sunday (Christianity)) · ga Sabóid (Saturday (Judaism)) · nl heksensabbat (witches' Sabbath) · de Hexensabbat (witches' Sabbath) · mnc ᠰᠠᠪᠪᠠᡨᠠ ᡳᠨᡝᠩᡤᡳ (Saturday (Judaism)) · io sundio (Sunday (Christianity)) · cs sabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · sv sabbat (Sunday (Christianity)) · pl szabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · mi hāpati (Saturday (Judaism)) · xcl շաբաթ (Saturday (Judaism)) · kk демалыс күні (Saturday (Judaism)) · sh sabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · fi noitasapatti (witches' Sabbath) · sh недеља (Sunday (Christianity)) · mk не́дела (Sunday (Christianity)) · fi sapatti (Saturday (Judaism)) · hi जुमा (Friday (Islam)) · fr chabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · ro Șabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · nn sundag (Sunday (Christianity)) · sh врзино коло (witches' Sabbath) · de Freitag (Friday (Islam)) · id Sabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · pt domingo (Sunday (Christianity)) · uk неділя (Sunday (Christianity)) · nds-de Schabbes (Saturday (Judaism)) · de Sonntag (Sunday (Christianity)) · la sabbatum (Saturday (Judaism)) · ru пя́тница (Friday (Islam)) · fi sapatti (Friday (Islam)) · nds-de Sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · la Hērōdis diēs (Saturday (Judaism)) · he יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (Sunday (Christianity)) · nn søndag (Sunday (Christianity)) · sh петак (Friday (Islam)) · ta ஓய்வுநாள் (Sunday (Christianity)) · tr Şabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · bg шабат (Saturday (Judaism)) · lad shabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · he יוֹם שִׁשִּׁי (Friday (Islam)) · bg сборище на вещици (witches' Sabbath) · ga Sabóid (Sunday (Christianity)) · fr shabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · sv sabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · hi विश्रामदिन (Sunday (Christianity)) · nds-de Friedag (Friday (Islam)) · ja 安息日 (Saturday (Judaism)) · fo sabbatur (Saturday (Judaism)) · nds-de Schabbat (Saturday (Judaism)) · fr esba (witches' Sabbath) · nb søndag (Sunday (Christianity)) · cs šábes (Saturday (Judaism)) · nb heksesabbat (witches' Sabbath) · yi שבת (Saturday (Judaism)) · fi sapatti (Sunday (Christianity)) · eo ŝabato (Saturday (Judaism)) · hi सब्त (Saturday (Judaism)) · pl niedziela (Sunday (Christianity)) · gu વિશ્રામવાર (Sunday (Christianity)) · vo jabat (Saturday (Judaism)) · nn heksesabbat (witches' Sabbath) · he שַׁבָּת (Saturday (Judaism)) · it sabba (witches' Sabbath) · sv söndag (Sunday (Christianity)) · da heksesabbat (witches' Sabbath)