Sabbatical vs. Sabbath — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sabbatical and Sabbath
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Sabbatical
A sabbatical (from Hebrew: shabbat (שבת) (i.e., Sabbath), in Latin: sabbaticus, in Greek: sabbatikos (σαββατικός)) is a rest or break from work.
Sabbath
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.
Sabbatical
Relating to a sabbatical year.
Sabbath
The seventh day of the week, Saturday, observed as the day of rest and worship in Judaism and some Christian sects.
Sabbatical
Sabbatical also Sabbatic Relating or appropriate to the Sabbath as the day of rest.
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Sabbath
The first day of the week, Sunday, observed as the day of rest and worship in most forms of Christianity.
Sabbatical
A sabbatical year.
Sabbath
Alternative case form of Sabbath
Sabbatical
Relating to the Sabbath.
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.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Sabbatical
Relating to a sabbatical.
Sabbath
The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival.
Sabbatical
An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.
Sabbath
Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like.
Peaceful sleep out the sabbath of the tomb.
Sabbatical
A leave usually taken every seventh year
Sabbath
A day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
Sabbatical
Of or relating to the Sabbath;
Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims
Sabbatical
Of or relating to sabbatical leave;
Sabbatical research project
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