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
At all events he gladly undertook even servile work for love of Paul.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Alexander Maclaren
Whilst she ruled and directed them, however, in things spiritual, she herself did the servile work of the house, and waited on them in the humblest and most submissive manner.
From The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others by Georgiana Fullerton
Those who are so situated that they can readily refrain from servile work on holy days must do so.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Thomas L. Kinkead
Days of Obligation.—These are days on which Communicants are bound by the Faith they profess to be present at the celebration of the Holy Communion and to rest as much as possible from servile work.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by William James Miller
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