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1. (n.) obedience
the state or quality of being obedient.
2. obedience
the act or practice of obeying.
3. obedience
a sphere of ecclesiastical or secular authority or jurisdiction.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME < OF < L)
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| Definition of 'obedience' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) obedience, obeisance
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
2. (noun) obedience
the trait of being willing to obey
3. (noun) obedience, respect
behavior intended to please your parents
"their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"
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| Definition of 'obedience' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) obedience
the act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control
2. (noun) obedience
words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness
3. (noun) obedience
a following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope
4. (noun) obedience
a cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior
5. (noun) obedience
one of the three monastic vows
6. (noun) obedience
the written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject
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| Definitions of 'obedience' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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obedience
1. Expectation on a monument.
2. A dignified retreat from Balaklava.
3. Lex Talionis playing 'possum.
4. The second law of Nature, the first being murder. _E. g._, "After all, it was my brother's Obedience to the Lord that laid the foundation of my glory."--From Cain's _Diary of an Altar-Wrecker_.
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Sense: the act of obeying
obedience to an order.
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 Afrikaans: gehoorsaamheid |
 Arabic: إذْعان، إمْتِثال للأوامِر |
 Bulgarian: подчинение |
 Brazilian: obediência |
 Czech: poslušnost |
 German: der Gehorsam |
 Danish: lydighed |
 Greek: υπακοή, ευπείθεια |
 Spanish: obediencia |
 Estonian: allumine |
 Farsi: اطاعت |
 Finnish: totteleminen |
 French: obéissance |
 Hebrew: צִיוּת |
 Hindi: आदर, झुक कर सलाम |
 Croatian: poslušnost |
 Hungarian: engedelmesség |
 Indonesian: kepatuhan |
 Icelandic: hlÿðni |
 Italian: obbedienza |
 Japanese: 服従 |
 Korean: 복종 |
 Lithuanian: paklusimas |
 Latvian: paklausība |
 Malay: ketaatan |
 Dutch: gehoorzaamheid |
 Norwegian: lydighet |
 Polish: usłuchanie |
 Persian: اطاعت |
 Pashto: اطاعت |
 Portuguese: obediência |
 Romanian: obedienţă |
 Russian: послушание; повиновение |
 Slovak: poslušnosť |
 Slovenian: poslušnost |
 Serbian: poslušnost |
 Swedish: åtlydande, åtlydnad |
 Thai: การเชื่อฟัง |
 Turkish: itaat etme |
 Taiwanese: 服從 |
 Ukrainian: слухняність |
 Urdu: فرماں برداري، اطاعت |
 Vietnamese: sự vâng lời |
 Chinese: 服从 |
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