Definitions for obligatory
əˈblɪg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒb lɪ gə-oblig·a·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. obligatoryadjective

   morally or legally constraining or binding

   "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"

2. obligatoryadjective

   required by obligation or compulsion or convention

   "he made all the obligatory apologies"

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1. obligatoryadjective

   Imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding: an obligatory promise.

2. obligatoryadjective

   Requiring a matter or obligation.

3. Etymology: From Latin obligare obligate, from ob- to + ligare to bind, from Proto-Indo-European *leig- to bind.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obligatoryadjective

   Imposing an obligation; binding; coercive; with to or on.

   Etymology: obligatione, Fr. from obligate.

   And concerning the lawfulness, not only permissively, but whether it be not obligatory to Christian princes and states. Francis Bacon.

   As long as the law is obligatory, so long our obedience is due. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.

   A people long used to hardships, look upon themselves as creatures at mercy, and that all impositions laid on them by a stronger hand, are legal and obligatory. Jonathan Swift.

   If this patent is obligatory on them, it is contrary to acts of parliament, and therefore void. Jonathan Swift.

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1. obligatory

   An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. Obligations are constraints; they limit freedom. People who are under obligations may choose to freely act under obligations. Obligation exists when there is a choice to do what is morally good and what is morally unacceptable. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, religious, and possibly in terms of politics, where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally legal obligations, which can incur a penalty for non-fulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, whether as a tradition or for social reasons. Obligations vary from person to person: for example, a person holding a political office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult citizen, who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an individual's rights or power.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Obligatoryadjective

   binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier

2. Etymology: [L. obligatorius: cf. F. obligatoire.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obligatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obligatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of obligatory in a Sentence

1. Sergei Shoigu:

   In our case, this is not just possible but obligatory, right now, we are assessing how long it will take, how much work there is, and how we can carry it out.

2. Weichan Auka Mapu:

   In terms of resistance, we incorporate an armed element as an obligatory response to the systemic violence that the Chilean state has exercised against the Mapuche people.

3. Daniel Akbari:

   Since it is obligatory to bury a Muslim’s dead body, many Islamic institutions will probably be willing to do the burial, some might be cautious and wait to see if others do the job. But what is certain is that Farook and his wife will be buried in an Islamic way.

4. Amanda Parrish:

   It was that I lost my drive to initiate [sex] and be an active participant [in sex] and I found myself more of an obligatory participant. from the neck down my body responds just fine, but from the head up, well, for years people have been telling women it's all in our head and I guess it turns out for some women it really is.

5. Lewis Lapham:

   Under the rules of a society that cannot distinguish between profit and profiteering, between money defined as necessity and money defined as luxury, murder is occasionally obligatory and always permissible.

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