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One who opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.
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Obsolete spelling of been [(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.]
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Including two Passovers.
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(idiomatic) To violate (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by not keeping it holy).
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(rare) Pertaining to the Lord's Day, Sunday.
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(dated, Christianity, derogatory) The tendency to treat the Sabbath as a day off rather than a solemn religious occasion.
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(historical) The Waldenses; so called from their peculiarly cut or marked sabots, or shoes.
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(idiomatic) to maintain (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by keeping it holy).
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(Judaism) a Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as a symbol of the tribe of Judah
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(Judaism) One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to natural instinct.
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Alternative form of keep the Sabbath [(idiomatic) to maintain (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by keeping it holy).]
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Obsolete form of palace. [Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.]
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Alternative form of Parasceve [(Christianity) The day of preparation before the (Jewish) Sabbath; Friday.]
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The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month (Nisan 14), which is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual Sabbaths).
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Alternative form of pomerium [(historical, Ancient Rome) The tract of land denoting the formal, sacral ambit of a Roman city.]
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(Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
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Including four Passovers.
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Abbreviation of Sabbath. [Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian denominations as a day of rest and worship.]
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(UK, slang) Alternative form of sab (“sabbatical officer”) [(informal) A saboteur, especially of fox hunts.]
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Short form of Sabbath day
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A person who favors the strict observance of the Sabbath (either the sixth, seventh, or first day of the week).
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The principles and practices of a Sabbatarian; the observance of the Sabbath, the keeping of the Sabbath.
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Alternative form of Sabbatian [A follower of this movement.]
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Alternative form of Sabbatianism [(Judaism) A Jewish messianic movement of the 17th century, centred around Sabbatai Zevi (1626–1676).]
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Alternative letter-case form of Sabbath [Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian denominations as a day of rest and worship.]
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Alternative form of Shabbat elevator [(engineering, Judaism) An elevator/lift (device for transport within a building) which operates automatically on Shabbat, generally by stopping and opening its doors at each floor of the building, allowing observant Jews to make use of the elevator without violating Jewish prohibitions against operating electrical machinery on Shabbat.]
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A feature of some household appliances that temporarily prevents them from doing productive work in order to comply with Jewish restrictions on working on the Sabbath.
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Synonym of Sabbath-keeping
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Synonym of Sabbath-keeper
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(agriculture) The period, occurring every seventh year, when fields were traditionally left fallow.
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A character, usually portrayed as a beautiful woman, who represents the shechinah and the Jewish Sabbath.
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A meeting for religious education, like a Sunday school, but held on the Sabbath day.
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an individual who breaks the Sabbath
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an instance of breaking the Sabbath
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The day of the Sabbath; Saturday, the seventh day of the week.
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(historical) The distance of 2,000 cubits, or about five furlongs, which a Jew was permitted to walk on the Sabbath, fixed by the space between the extreme end of the camp and the ark.
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an individual who keeps the Sabbath
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an instance of keeping the Sabbath
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Alternative spelling of Sabbatarian [A person who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week ("Saturday", the Israelite or Jewish Sabbath) as holy in conformity with the fourth commandment of the Decalogue, such as an Orthodox Jew, Seventh-day Adventist, Seventh Day Baptist, a member of the Church of God (Seventh Day); a Sabbath-keeper, a Saturday-keeper.]
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(dated, Christianity) The tendency to treat the Sabbath as a solemn religious occasion rather than merely as a day off.
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Resembling or characteristic of the Sabbath.
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Occurring every Sabbath.
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Pertaining to the mystical ideas of Sabbatai Zevi and his followers.
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(Judaism) A Jewish messianic movement of the 17th century, centred around Sabbatai Zevi (1626–1676).
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Alternative form of sabbatical [Relating to the Sabbath.]
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Relating to the Sabbath.
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A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment.
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Relating to the Sabbath.
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Alternative form of sabbatize [(intransitive) To sanctify, keep or observe the Sabbath.]
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(Judaism) Strict observance of the Sabbath.
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(Judaism) One who exhibits Sabbatism; a strict observer of the Sabbath.
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(intransitive) To sanctify, keep or observe the Sabbath.
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Alternative spelling of Sabba-day [(obsolete) the Sabbath]
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Abbreviation of Saturday. [The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath/Shabbat in Judaism (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.]
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Abbreviation of Saturday. [The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath/Shabbat in Judaism (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.]
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The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath/Shabbat in Judaism (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.
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(Judaism) The ceremonial meal held on the first night or two nights of Passover.
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(Christianity, Quakerism) Saturday (the seventh day of the Judeo-Christian seven day week)
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A Protestant Christian denomination that observes Saturday as the Sabbath
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Alternative form of Shabbat [The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.]
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Alternative letter-case form of Shabbat [The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.]
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(engineering, Judaism) An elevator/lift (device for transport within a building) which operates automatically on Shabbat, generally by stopping and opening its doors at each floor of the building, allowing observant Jews to make use of the elevator without violating Jewish prohibitions against operating electrical machinery on Shabbat.
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Alternative form of Sabbath mode [A feature of some household appliances that temporarily prevents them from doing productive work in order to comply with Jewish restrictions on working on the Sabbath.]
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(Judaism) Shabbat or shabbat (the biblical seventh-day Sabbath).
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Twelve loaves of bread placed on the altar in Jewish Temples and renewed periodically. See showbread.
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Abbreviation of Sunday. [The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.]
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(loosely) the same obligation including that which applies on specified holidays of obligation (varying by diocese)
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(Judaism) Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday.
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(Christianity, Judaism) Work that is sufficiently important to be done on the Sabbath, despite the usual prohibitions against working on that day.
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