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sabbath

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The (l) seventh (l) of the (l), observed as a day of rest in (l), , starting at (l) on (l) till sundown on (l).
  • (l), observed throughout the majority of (l) as a day of rest.
  • (l), observed in (l) as a day of rest.
  • A meeting of , presided over by the devil. (Also: witches' sabbath or black sabbath).
  • * 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 419:
    • 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.

    Related terms

    * sabbatic * sabbatical

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    * English terms derived from the Bible

    saturday

    English

    Noun

    (Saturdays)
  • The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest"; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

    • Derived terms

    * Black Saturday * Dynamite Saturday * Easter Saturday * Egg Saturday * first Saturday devotions * Holy Saturday * Hospital Saturday * Little Saturday * Pink Saturday * Sat, * Saturday closing * Saturdaying * Saturdayite * Saturday-night * Saturday Night Live * Saturday penny * Saturday pops * Saturdays * Saturday-sabbatharian * Saturday-to-Monday *

    Adverb

    (-)
  • on Saturday

    • See also

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