servile work
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the Orthodox Jew, all servile work is forbidden on the Sabbath �and the rule is strictly observed at the Deborah, the world's largest strictly kosher hotel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not to mention other examples, is not every Christian obliged to sanctify Sunday and to abstain on that day from unnecessary servile work?
From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James
In general, all servile work that is necessary to insure against serious loss is lawful.
From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)
He is loth to acknowledge that he was ever a plebeian and did all kinds of servile work.
From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.
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