Sabbath-breaking
Working on Sunday
Sabbath-breaking is the violation of religious laws requiring rest and abstention from work on the Sabbath day.
The term belongs to religious and historical contexts where Sabbath observance was strictly enforced: Colonial New England had laws against Sabbath-breaking.
What constitutes Sabbath-breaking varies by tradition—lighting a fire, conducting business, or traveling might all qualify.
Violating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- violationBreaking of rules
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
sin · sacrilege · holy day · rest · worship · observance · prohibition · sanctity
Effort toward a goal
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- tradingExchanging for value
- buyingObtaining through payment
selling · cooking · traveling · carrying · kindling · harvesting · plowing · writing
Sabbath activity restrictions
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- colonialOf occupied territories
Puritan · ordinance · regulation · statute · penalty · magistrate · sumptuary · arrest
Religion losing social significance
- modernityBeing of present times
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
leniency · liberalization · reform · Conservative · observant · lapsed · compromise · accommodation
desecration
Violating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- violationBreaking of rules
commandment · sin · sacrilege · holy day · rest · worship · observance · prohibition · sanctity · covenant
work
Effort toward a goal
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- tradingExchanging for value
buying · selling · cooking · traveling · carrying · kindling · harvesting · plowing · writing · sewing
blue laws
Sabbath activity restrictions
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
colonial · Puritan · ordinance · regulation · statute · penalty · magistrate · sumptuary · arrest · citation
secularization
Religion losing social significance
- modernityBeing of present times
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- traditionCustom passed through generations
strictness · leniency · liberalization · reform · Conservative · observant · lapsed · compromise · accommodation · generational
Sabbath-breakingSabbath-keeping
Practicing weekly holy rest
Sabbath observance · keeping the Sabbath · Sabbath rest · observance · piety
Sabbath-breakingpiety
Sincere religious devotion
devoutness · religious observance · faithfulness · reverence · godliness
Sabbath, sabbath, sabbaths, sabbatical, sabbaticals, break, breaking, breaks, broken