Sabbath - Ansokunichi

Japanese: 安息日 - あんそくにち

〘Noun〙① A holy day in Judaism. The name given to the seventh day of the week based on the description in the Old Testament - Genesis that God rested on the seventh day after creating the heavens and the earth. From sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. People rest from work and perform religious ceremonies. Ansokubi. *Complete Old Testament (1888), Exodus IX: "Jehovah has given you a sabbath (ansokunichi) ."② A day that Christians take as a holy day, rest from work, and perform ceremonies. The Sunday on which Christ was resurrected and other designated days. Ansokubi. [Wa-Ei Rin-Shusei (First Edition) (1867)] [Glossary] (1) A borrowing of Christian terms translated from China. It appears as a translation of words such as sabbath in major English-Chinese dictionaries of the 19th century. It was introduced to Japan through these dictionaries.
(2) The oldest reading is Ansokunichi (early Meiji period), followed by Ansokujitsu (mid Meiji period), and finally Ansokubi (late Meiji period). In addition, Catholics called it "Ansokujitsu" and Protestants called it "Ansokunichi," but nowadays there is a tendency to unify it to "Ansokunichi."

Ansoku-jitsu [Sabbath]

〘 noun 〙 = ansokunichi (Sabbath) ※The Temperament of Today's Boys (1892)〈Iwaya Konami〉 4 "To the students of the Sabbath School of the Messiah Church"

Sabbath

〘 noun 〙 = ansoku nichi (Sabbath) [Japanese Encyclopedia (1908-19)]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① ユダヤ教での聖日。神が天地を創造し終えて第七日めに休息したという「旧約聖書‐創世記」の記述に基づいて、一週の第七日に与えた名称。金曜日の日没から土曜日の日没まで。仕事を休み、宗教的儀式を行なう。あんそくび。※旧約全書（1888）出埃及記「エホバなんぢらに安息日(アンソクニチ)を賜へり」② キリスト教徒が聖日として、仕事を休み、儀式を行なう日。キリストが復活した日曜と、その他定められた日。あんそくび。〔和英語林集成（初版）（1867）〕[語誌](1)中国で訳されたキリスト教用語の借用。一九世紀の主要な英華辞書に、sabbath などの訳語として見える。日本にはこれらの辞書を通じて伝来。
(2)読みは、アンソクニチが最も古く（明治初期）、ついでアンソクジツ（明治中期）、最後にアンソクビ（明治後期）が生まれたと思われる。また、カトリックでは「あんそくじつ」、プロテスタントでは「あんそくにち」といっていたが、現在では「あんそくにち」に統一される傾向にある。