sabbath

sabbath
noun
  1. (常作the Sabbath)a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday
    安息日,主日(犹太教徒以星期五晚到星期六晚为安息日,大多数基督教徒以星期日为安息日)
  2. (亦作 witches' sabbath)a supposed annual midnight meeting of witches with the Devil
    (假设的)巫师与魔鬼撒旦每年一次的夜半集会
语源
  1. Old English, from Latin sabbatum, via Greek from Hebrew šabbāṯ, from šāḇaṯ 'to rest'
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