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Sabbath

noun
/ˈsæbəθ/UK

Etymology

From Middle English sabat, sabbat, sabath, from Old English sabat and Old French sabbat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”), with the spelling ending in -th, probably influenced by the traditional transliteration of the Hebrew as shabbāth, being attested since the 14th century and widespread since the 16th. Doublet of Shabbat. Possibly from the Sumerian sa-bat ("mid-rest").

  1. derived from שַׁבָּת
  2. derived from σάββατον
  3. derived from sabbatum
  4. derived from sabbat
  5. inherited from sabat
  6. inherited from sabat

Definitions

  1. Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship.

  2. Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

  3. Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship.

    • Jerusalem is a city of three Sabbaths–Friday (Muslim), Saturday (Jewish), and Sunday (Christian).
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A meeting of witches. (Also called a witches' Sabbath, Shabbat, sabbat, or black Sabbath.)

      • Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
      • Around this conception was built up the notion of ritual devil-worship, involving the sabbath or nocturnal meeting at which the witches gathered to worship their master and to copulate with him.

    2. Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow.

    3. Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance.

    4. Alternative letter-case form of Sabbath.

      • Far-right activists had organised their protest for the Jewish sabbath in an area with a 40% Jewish population.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Sabbath. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at sabbath. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at sabbath

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA