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breaks the Sabbath

breaks the Sabbath is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break the Sabbath.

Meaning of break the Sabbath

Verb

break the Sabbath (third-person singular simple present breaks the Sabbath, present participle breaking the Sabbath, simple past broke the Sabbath, past participle broken the Sabbath)

  1. (idiomatic) To violate (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by not keeping it holy).
    • Matthew 12:5 Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent? (New American Standard Bible, ©1995)

Questions about breaks the Sabbath

What is breaks the Sabbath the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks the Sabbath is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break the Sabbath.

Words near breaks the Sabbath in the dictionary

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