Sabbath school

American  

noun

1. Sunday school.

2. (among Seventh-Day Adventists) such a school held on Saturday, their holy day.

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sabbath school British  

noun

1. (sometimes capitals) a school for religious instruction held on the Sabbath

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Etymology

Origin of Sabbath school

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Now there are three religious congregations, the Sabbath school, a youth movement and a voluntary welfare organization.''

From Time Magazine Archive

Ain’t nothing made this point better than the lesson Mr. Travis has been pounding on us lately, both in regular classes and Sabbath school.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Thus ended our little Sabbath school in the pious town of St. Michael’s.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

In Sabbath school Mr. Travis is always telling us that the Lord loves laughter, and what could be funnier than watching Ma reaching down into her basket and getting a little surprise?

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

I changed to my Sabbath school clothes and walked into the parlour.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis