"keep the Sabbath" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps the Sabbath [present, singular, third-person], keeping the Sabbath [participle, present], kept the Sabbath [participle, past], kept the Sabbath [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> the Sabbath}} keep the Sabbath (third-person singular simple present keeps the Sabbath, present participle keeping the Sabbath, simple past and past participle kept the Sabbath)
  1. (idiomatic) to maintain (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by keeping it holy). Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: observe the Sabbath, sabbatise, sabbatize Related terms: Sabbath-breaker, Sabbath-breaking, Sabbath-keeper, Sabbath-keeping, Sabbath observance, Sabbath observer
    Sense id: en-keep_the_Sabbath-en-verb-pcUQSH0q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Alternative forms

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