Schabbat, jidd. Schabbes, jüd. Ruhe- u. Feiertag; der 7. Tag der Woche. Jedes 7. Jahr war ein S.jahr, in dem das Land nicht bebaut wurde u. keine Schulden eingetrieben werden sollten.
A day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims.
The seventh day of the week, commanded by God in the Old Testament as a sacred day of rest; in Judaism, from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday; in Christianity, Sunday (or, in some sects, Saturday).
Some Christians regard Sunday as the first day of the week but celebrate it as the Sabbath because it was supposedly the day of the Resurrection of Christ.