day of rest
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2.3
- noun
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día de descanso
- Sunday is a day of rest.
- a common day of rest
But through it all, on God's day of rest, that's when we come through with our very best.
- But through it all, on God's day of rest, that's when we come through with our very best.
- And a day of rest is just as productive as going forward and doing all the work you need to do.
Examples
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By Sunday, both of us needed a traditional day of rest.
Blog text (6) -
The next part is to make sure that she gets a full day of rest.
Blog text (4) -
- I shall take another day of rest.
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Sunday was considered the appointed day of rest and worship.
Academic text (1995) -
And when I see the seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day God took His day of rest.
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We thanked Him for giving us this day of rest and praised Him for the beauty of creation.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sunday, the day of rest, Elaine.
Fiction book (2000) -
It was selected and set apart, as the day of rest.
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The Sabbath and Jewish holidays are official days of rest in Israel, albeit on social rather than religious grounds.
Blog text (10) -
Sunday is a day of rest for many people around the world.
Synonyms
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1.0
A period when you stop activity to relax or sleep
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1.1
A day when you do not have to work
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1.6
A time when you are not working, often to rest or recover
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1.0
A public day when most shops and government offices close across the whole country
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3.4
A day when many people do not work to celebrate or show respect for a religion
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7.4
A weekly day for rest and religious activities, for example Saturday or Sunday
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2.0
A day to relax and not work
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2.2
A day when people of a faith have ceremonies and celebrate
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2.5
A short time to relax and get energy back
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7.2
A day most Christians keep for rest and worship, usually Sunday
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1.4
A day when offices and shops are closed by law for most people
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1.8
A day that the law says people do not work and offices are closed
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8.1
A personal break from work or regular activity to rest and think
Antonyms
How Restful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: 'day' (a calendar day) combined with 'rest' (a period of stopping activity) yields a day characterized by rest. This structure and meaning are cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'día de descanso', French 'jour de repos'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the sense.
Etymology
Day of rest may come from old religious stories, like the Bible tale where God rested on the seventh day, so people kept one day to stop work. That's why day of rest means 'a day off' kept 'to rest' and often to be with family or for worship.