Synonyms for sabbaths

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sab-uh th

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæb əθ

Définition of sabbaths

Origin : Old English sabat "Saturday as a day of rest," as observed by the Jews, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabbath, properly "day of rest," from shabath "he rested." Spelling with -th attested from late 14c., not widespread until 16c.
The Babylonians regarded seventh days as unlucky, and avoided certain activities then; the Jewish observance might have begun as a similar custom. Among European Christians, from the seventh day of the week it began to be applied early 15c. to the first day (Sunday), "though no definite law, either divine or ecclesiastical, directed the change" [Century Dictionary], but elaborate justifications have been made. The change was driven by Christians' celebration of the Lord's resurrection on the first day of the week, a change completed during the Reformation.
The original meaning is preserved in Spanish Sabado, Italian Sabbato, and other languages' names for "Saturday." Hungarian szombat, Rumanian simbata, French samedi, German Samstag "Saturday" are from Vulgar Latin sambatum, from Greek *sambaton, a vulgar nasalized variant of sabbaton. Sabbath-breaking attested from 1650s.

As in day of rest : noun day for resting

Example sentences :

Part of the joy of Sabbaths and Festivals was the change of prayer-diet.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

Mr. Clark preached at this settlement and at Green Bay on alternate Sabbaths.
Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.

I thought on the early Sabbaths of my life, and the manner in which I was wont to pass them.
Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

Not only was Sunday a Sabbath, but all days were Sabbaths, and to be kept holy.
Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass

In a few Sabbaths from this time we had a most interesting scene at our church.
Extract from : « Bertha and Her Baptism » by Nehemiah Adams

I have spent the last two Sabbaths in York, and I go to-day into the country.
Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson

It was Sabbaths like that that made the people of Mansoul call their minister a seer.
Extract from : « Bunyan Characters - Third Series » by Alexander Whyte

He leaves us our duty and our sabbaths, whether the church be open or in ruins.
Extract from : « The Billow and the Rock » by Harriet Martineau

Our Sabbaths were days of quiet rest and delightful communion with God.
Extract from : « By Canoe and Dog-Train » by Egerton Ryerson Young

We have had better attendances, both on week-days and on Sabbaths, than ever before.
Extract from : « The Story of John G. Paton » by James Paton

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