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observance of the Sabbath

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  • the Sabbath — a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday. → sabbath …   English new terms dictionary

  • SABBATH — (Heb. שַׁבָּת; Shabbat; related to the verb shavat, cease, desist, rest ), the seventh day of the week, the day of rest and abstention from work. In the Bible The etiology of the Sabbath is given in Genesis 1:1–2:3, although the name of the day… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Sabbath — • The seventh day of the week among the Hebrews, the day being counted from sunset to sunset, that is, from Friday evening to Saturday evening Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sabbath     Sabbath …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Observance — Ob*serv ance, n. [F. observance, L. observantia. See {Observant}.] 1. The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Church of God under the leadership of Bishop James C. Nabors — The Church of God over which James C. Nabors is General Overseer is a pentecostal Christian body (denomination) with roots in the late 19th century American holiness movement and early 20th century Pentecostal revival. It shares a common history… …   Wikipedia

  • Sabbath —    (Heb. verb shabbath, meaning to rest from labour ), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:2). The sabbath was made for man, as a day of rest and refreshment for the body …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Sabbath — Sabbathless, adj. Sabbathlike, adj. /sab euhth/, n. 1. the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the day of rest and religious observance among Jews and some Christians. Ex. 20:8 11. 2. the first day of the week, Sunday, similarly observed by… …   Universalium

  • sabbath — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Jewish, Muslim, etc. VERB + SABBATH ▪ keep, observe ▪ break, violate …   Collocations dictionary

  • Sabbath — A word meaning cessation (from work) and so the weekly day of rest, fundamental in Israelite life, sanctioned by God s rest from the work of creation (Gen. 2:1–3) and accepted as such in all parts of the OT (though not mentioned in the Wisdom… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • observance — /euhb zerr veuhns/, n. 1. an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws. 2. a keeping or celebration by appropriate procedure, ceremonies, etc.: the observance of the Sabbath. 3. a procedure, ceremony …   Universalium

  • observance — ob•serv•ance [[t]əbˈzɜr vəns[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to a law, custom, etc 2) a celebration by appropriate procedure, ceremonies, etc.: the observance of the Sabbath[/ex] 3) a procedure, ceremony, or… …   From formal English to slang

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