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Definition of sabbath:
- A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a transference of the day observed from the last to the first day of the week, which is called also Lord's Day.
- Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like.
- The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival.
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Usage examples:
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Day after day it has been borne in upon me that I had mistaken my work here, and that I ought, if there was any truth in me, to turn from it for reasons which I will give at length should I be spared to preach in this place next Sabbath.
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On the Sabbath, the pious people living at the distance of from one to four miles from Madeley usually arrived in time for her morning meeting, at nine o'clock; and, from thence, they went to the parish church, close at hand.
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The other two are in the imperative mood: Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.