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Word: Sabbath
Meaning: noun:
1. A day of the week observed as a day of rest.
2. A period of rest.
3. A meeting of witches and sorcerers (typically spelled as sabbat).
Usage: “He had been careful not to schedule anything for this day; a day of
Sabbath.”
James T. Elder;
Along the Road; WestBow Press; 2012.
“We find ourselves in a sabbath of barely clad witches with loosened
hair and sharp bamboo canes that they thump loudly on the ground while
they jab their toes into the floor like percussive instruments
rhythmically beating against the music’s wailing.”
Jennifer Homans; Border Crossing;
The New Yorker; Apr 22, 2019.
See more usage examples of
sabbath in Vocabulary.com’s
dictionary.
Thought: In those parts of the world where learning and science have prevailed,
miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and
ignorant, miracles are still in vogue. -Ethan Allen, revolutionary (21 Jan
1738-1789)
