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 Definitions of observance  [əbˈzɜr vəns]  

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Definition of 'observance' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'observance' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the act of obeying rules etc
the observance of the law.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: eerbiediging Arabic flag Arabic: مُراعاة القَوانين Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: съблюдаване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: obediência Czech flag Czech: dodržování German flag German: das Befolgen
Danish flag Danish: overholdelse Greek flag Greek: τήρηση κανόνων, υπακοή Spanish flag Spanish: observancia, cumplimiento
Estonian flag Estonian: kuulekus Farsi flag Farsi: رعایت Finnish flag Finnish: noudattaminen
French flag French: observation Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְקָייֵם Hindi flag Hindi: सामाजिक, धार्मिक, नैतिक र
Croatian flag Croatian: pridržavanje, obdržavanje Hungarian flag Hungarian: betartás Indonesian flag Indonesian: kepatuhan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: það að virða reglur Italian flag Italian: osservanza, rispetto Japanese flag Japanese: 順守
Korean flag Korean: 준수 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: laikymasis Latvian flag Latvian: ievērošana
Malay flag Malay: amalan mematuhi Dutch flag Dutch: naleving Norwegian flag Norwegian: overholdelse
Polish flag Polish: przestrzeganie Persian flag Persian: رعایت Pashto flag Pashto: رعايت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: obediência Romanian flag Romanian: respectare Russian flag Russian: соблюдение
Slovak flag Slovak: dodržiavanie Slovenian flag Slovenian: spoštovanje Serbian flag Serbian: poštovanje
Swedish flag Swedish: iakttagande, efterlevnad Thai flag Thai: การปฏิบัติตาม Turkish flag Turkish: itaat
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 遵守,奉行 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: додержання Urdu flag Urdu: تعميل، پابندي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự tuân theo Chinese flag Chinese: 遵守,奉行

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