Fourth Commandment

American  

noun

1. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy”: fourth of the Ten Commandments.

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Example Sentences

The practice is derived from the Bible's fourth commandment which states "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy".

From BBC

He said the Fourth Commandment found in Exodus 20:8 — “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” — would not let him work Sundays.

From Washington Times

“It's the fourth commandment. Above ‘do not commit murder’ is ‘after six days you shall rest for a whole day.’

From Salon

“I was the child of pious parents, whom I loved tenderly and would have done even more so had they not made me aware from a very early age of the Fourth Commandment. Unfortunately commandments have always had a catastrophic effect on me,” Hesse recalled in an autobiographical sketch.

From The New Yorker

According to family lore, she heard a voice commanding her to obey the Ten Commandments, including the Fourth Commandment: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

From Washington Post