break the Sabbath en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To violate (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by not keeping it holy).
Matthew 12:5 Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent? (New American Standard Bible, ©1995)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broke the Sabbath | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| breaks the Sabbath | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| breaking the Sabbath | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| broken the Sabbath | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
Sabbath-keeping · Sabbath observance · Sabbath-keeper · Sabbath observer · Sabbath-breaking · Sabbath-breaker
Translations (11)
de den Sabbat brechen (to break the Sabbath) · vo viodön jabati (to break the Sabbath) · eo malsanktigi la sabaton (to break the Sabbath) · fr profaner le sabbat (to break the Sabbath) · eo profani la sabaton (to break the Sabbath) · vo säsaludükön jabati (to break the Sabbath) · ro încălca Sabatul (to break the Sabbath) · de den Sabbat schänden (to break the Sabbath) · fr violer le sabbat (to break the Sabbath) · de den Sabbat entheiligen (to break the Sabbath) · de den Sabbat entweihen (to break the Sabbath)