servile work

British  

noun

1. RC Church work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays

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servile work

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

Out of one hundred and sixty-eight hours in the week he claims twenty-four, and gives man the balance, one hundred and forty-four, to do his servile work.

From A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 by Bates, Joseph

On Sunday he did no servile work, except that he waited upon the guests, girt with an apron, and washed the dishes afterwards.

From The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary by Benson, Robert Hugh

You have the meanest food, and are compelled to be obedient, and to do the most servile work.

From The Child at Home The Principles of Filial Duty, Familiarly Illustrated by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Consequently, she was dispensed from all servile work in order that her arms might be kept delicate and her hands soft.

From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Lou?s, Pierre