Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break the sabbath

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: break the s-ab-bath
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To violate (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by not keeping it holy).

Example Sentences

"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)"

Inflected Forms

breaks the Sabbath (present, singular) breaking the Sabbath (participle, present) broke the Sabbath (past) broken the Sabbath (participle, past)

Phrases

Sabbath-breaker Sabbath-breaking Sabbath-keeper Sabbath-keeping Sabbath observance Sabbath observer

Frequently Paired Words

Sabbath-breaker Sabbath-breaking Sabbath-keeper Sabbath-keeping Sabbath observance Sabbath observer

Antonyms

sabbatise sabbatize

Questions

What does break the sabbath mean?: To violate (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by not keeping it holy).

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