Sabbath

The Sabbath (or Sabbat) is a weekly day of rest and/or worship that is observed in the Judeo-Christian faiths. The term derives from the Hebrew shavat, "(to) cease". The term was first used in the biblical account of the last day of creation. It was repeated, as a commandment, as the fourth of the Ten Commandments. A number of other religions have a similar practice, and the term has also been imported into secular usage.

In religion:

• Sabbath in Christianity
  • Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism
• Shabbat, a weekly day of rest in Judaism
  • Shmita, the Sabbatical Year, during which the land had to remain uncultivated and some debts were to be forgiven every seventh year
  • Shabbat, sabbath prohibitions found in Seder Moed in the Mishnah
• Uposatha, a weekly opportunity for "cleansing of the defiled mind" in Buddhism
• Ahn Shi Il, the Unification Church's equivalent of a Sabbath
• Sabbath (witchcraft), an unverified midnight meeting of witches
• Wheel of the Year, a Wiccan metaphor and calendar for the cycle of the seasons, often referred to as Sabbats

In popular culture:

• Black Sabbath, a British heavy metal band with vocalist Ozzy Osbourne
• Sabbat (band), a British thrash metal band formed in the 1980s
• Sabbat (Japanese band), a Japanese black metal band
• Sabbat (rock opera), a hard rock opera written by Craig R. Pedersen and the rock band Uther Pendragon
• Sabbat (World of Darkness), a sect of vampires in White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade roleplaying game
• Sabbath (Doctor Who), a Doctor Who villain
• Sabbath economics, an economic model championed by Christian economist Ched Myers
• Sabbath Strange, cat owned by the fictional character Emily Strange

Other uses:

• Sabbatical year, a prolonged hiatus from one's career, typically one year

See also

• Saturday
• Day of rest
• Blue law, laws in certain parts of the United States which restrict work on Sunday, the Christian Sabbath
• Friday prayer, a congregational prayer held every Friday just after noon in Islam

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