Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sabbath
Sabbath
sabbath
n. 1 (in full sabbath day) a day of rest and religious observance kept by Christians on Sunday, Jews on Saturday, and Muslims on Friday. 2 a period of rest. 3 (in full witches' sabbath) a supposed general midnight meeting of witches with the Devil. Etymology: OE sabat, L sabbatum, & OF sabbat, f. Gk sabbaton f. Heb. sabbat f. sabat to rest
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noun Etymology: Middle English sabat, from Anglo-French & Old English, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabbāth, literally, rest Date: before 12th century 1. the seventh day of the week observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening as a day of rest and worship by Jews and some Christians, Sunday observed among Christians as a day of rest and worship, a time of rest ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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