keep the Sabbath
English
Verb
keep the Sabbath (third-person singular simple present keeps the Sabbath, present participle keeping the Sabbath, simple past and past participle kept the Sabbath)
- (idiomatic) to maintain (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by keeping it holy).
Synonyms
- observe the Sabbath
- sabbatise, sabbatize
Antonyms
- break the Sabbath
Related terms
- Sabbath-breaker
- Sabbath-breaking
- Sabbath-keeper
- Sabbath-keeping
- Sabbath observance
- Sabbath observer