keep the Sabbath

Verb

Meaning

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).

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Synonyms

sabbatise observe the Sabbath sabbatize

Antonyms

break the Sabbath

Examples

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church, I keep it staying at Home With a bobolink for a Chorister, And an Orchard, for a Dome. Emily Dickinson

I believe the Sabbath; I keep the Sabbath. John Harvey Kellogg

Keep the weekdays honest and it will be easy to keep the Sabbath holy. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

keep the plan of action keep the pot boiling keep the powder dry keep the same keep the same speed keep the show on the road