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
IslayIE-ləScottish
Stoyanka-Bulgarian
Arbuthnot[a:'bʌθnət]
TaistoTIES-toFinnish
Cyneburga-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Ananta-Hinduism