Definitions of observance [əbˈzɜr vəns]
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1. (n.) observance
an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to a law, custom, etc.
2. observance
a celebration by appropriate procedure, ceremonies, etc.:
the observance of the Sabbath.
3. observance
a procedure, ceremony, or rite, as for a particular occasion .
4. observance
a rule governing a Roman Catholic religious house or order .
5. observance
an act or instance of watching, noting, or perceiving.
Etymology: (1175–1225; < OF < LL, L)
Definition of 'observance'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) observation, observance, watching
the act of observing; taking a patient look
2. (noun) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
a formal event performed on a special occasion
"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
3. (noun) notice, observation, observance
the act of noticing or paying attention
"he escaped the notice of the police"
4. (noun) honoring, observance
conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
Definition of 'observance'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) observance
the act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties
2. (noun) observance
an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom
3. (noun) observance
servile attention; sycophancy
Sense: the act of obeying rules etc
the observance of the law.
Afrikaans: eerbiediging
Arabic: مُراعاة القَوانين
Bulgarian: съблюдаване
Brazilian: obediência
Czech: dodržování
German: das Befolgen
Danish: overholdelse
Greek: τήρηση κανόνων, υπακοή
Spanish: observancia, cumplimiento
Estonian: kuulekus
Farsi: رعایت
Finnish: noudattaminen
French: observation
Hebrew: לְקָייֵם
Hindi: सामाजिक, धार्मिक, नैतिक र
Croatian: pridržavanje, obdržavanje
Hungarian: betartás
Indonesian: kepatuhan
Icelandic: það að virða reglur
Italian: osservanza, rispetto
Japanese: 順守
Korean: 준수
Lithuanian: laikymasis
Latvian: ievērošana
Malay: amalan mematuhi
Dutch: naleving
Norwegian: overholdelse
Polish: przestrzeganie
Persian: رعایت
Pashto: رعايت
Portuguese: obediência
Romanian: respectare
Russian: соблюдение
Slovak: dodržiavanie
Slovenian: spoštovanje
Serbian: poštovanje
Swedish: iakttagande, efterlevnad
Thai: การปฏิบัติตาม
Turkish: itaat
Taiwanese: 遵守,奉行
Ukrainian: додержання
Urdu: تعميل، پابندي
Vietnamese: sự tuân theo
Chinese: 遵守,奉行
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