the Sabbath
noun
: a weekly day of rest and solemn worship that is observed on Sunday by most Christians and on Saturday (from Friday evening to Saturday evening) by Jews and some Christians
Our family keeps/observes the Sabbath and.
We are careful not to break the Sabbath.
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That Friday before the Sabbath, he was executed by Rome, nailed to a cross through his wrists and ankles.
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Netanyahu, recovering from prostate surgery, rarely holds meetings on the Sabbath and tried to postpone it to Saturday night.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
After Trump doubled down on his demands for the two sides to come to an agreement in the final days of the Biden administration, Witkoff held an urgent meeting with Netanyahu last Saturday, notably the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Shapiro learned of the shooting during the Sabbath break, when a staffer made a rare interruption at his home to alert him to the news.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Netanyahu, recovering from prostate surgery, rarely holds meetings on the Sabbath and tried to postpone it to Saturday night.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
After Trump doubled down on his demands for the two sides to come to an agreement in the final days of the Biden administration, Witkoff held an urgent meeting with Netanyahu last Saturday, notably the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Shapiro learned of the shooting during the Sabbath break, when a staffer made a rare interruption at his home to alert him to the news.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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“The Sabbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Sabbath. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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