Definition
To violate (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by not keeping it holy).
In Context
- "Matthew 12:5 Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent? (New American Standard Bible, ©1995)"
Opposite In Meaning
- sabbatise
- sabbatize
See Also
- Sabbath-breaker
- Sabbath-breaking
- Sabbath-keeper
- Sabbath-keeping
- Sabbath observance
- Sabbath observer