- Sabbath breaking
- Working, engaging in business, or the pursuit of other activity forbidden on the Sabbath. State v Popp, 45 Md 432, 437. See Sunday law.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Sabbath breaking
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Sabbath breaking — is defined as not observing the holy Sabbath day , and is usually considered a sin within traditional Christianity and classical Judaism. Note: All Bible quotes are from the King James Bible. Forms of Sabbath breakingAccording to Christianity… … Wikipedia
Sabbath breaking — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sabbath-breaking — English folklore is full of warnings against Sabbath breaking. The theme occurs in local legends, in the stories of the *Seven Whistlers and of the *Man in the Moon. Children were told the Devil would get them for *nutting, sewing, or playing… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Sabbath-breaking — Sabbˈath breaking noun (also adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑Sabbath … Useful english dictionary
Sabbath-breaking — The offense of violating the laws prescribed for the observance of Sunday; i.e. violation of Sunday closing laws (blue laws) … Black's law dictionary
Sabbath — Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sabbath breaker — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sabbath-day's journey — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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
