break the Sabbath



break the Sabbath

To violate the rules and terms of the Sabbath day (a holy day of rest and/or worship). Even though my religious rights are protected by law, my employer still made me break the Sabbath by coming into work on Saturday.
See also: break

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chika (2)chee-kahJapanese
Dafna-Hebrew
Ambridge['æmbridʒ]
Almond['a:mənd]
ColumbineKAHL-əm-bienEnglish (Rare)
Manuelamah-noo-E-lah (German), mah-NWE-lah (Italian)Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German, Italian