breaking the Sabbath
Working on rest-day
Breaking the Sabbath is violating the religious requirement to rest on the seventh day of the week.
In Jewish tradition, this means refraining from work on Saturday; for most Christians, Sunday.
What constitutes breaking the Sabbath varies widely—from driving a car to operating machinery to shopping.
Her grandmother considered mowing the lawn on Sunday to be breaking the Sabbath.
- desecrationViolating something sacred
- day of restWeekly break from labor
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
- PuritanismProtestant reform movement
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
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Honoring the weekly rest day
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