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broke the Sabbath

broke the Sabbath is the simple past 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 broke the Sabbath

What is broke the Sabbath the simple past of?
Broke the Sabbath is the simple past of break the Sabbath.

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