Sabbatical vs. Sabbath — What's the Difference?

A sabbatical (from Hebrew: shabbat (שבת) (i.e., Sabbath), in Latin: sabbaticus, in Greek: sabbatikos (σαββατικός)) is a rest or break from work.

In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat (from Hebrew שַׁבָּת Šabat) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as God rested from creation.

Relating to a sabbatical year.

The seventh day of the week, Saturday, observed as the day of rest and worship in Judaism and some Christian sects.

Sabbatical also Sabbatic Relating or appropriate to the Sabbath as the day of rest.

The first day of the week, Sunday, observed as the day of rest and worship in most forms of Christianity.

A sabbatical year.

Alternative case form of Sabbath

Relating to the Sabbath.

A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a transference of the day observed from the last to the first day of the week, which is called also Lord's Day.

Relating to a sabbatical.

The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival.

An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.

Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like.

A leave usually taken every seventh year

A day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims

Of or relating to the Sabbath;

Of or relating to sabbatical leave;