"work of necessity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: works of necessity [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|works of necessity}} work of necessity (countable and uncountable, plural works of necessity)
  1. (Christianity, Judaism) Work that is sufficiently important to be done on the Sabbath, despite the usual prohibitions against working on that day. Tags: Judaism, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity, Judaism
    Sense id: en-work_of_necessity-en-noun-VVubi5WV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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