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Definitions for Obedience
[1] the state or quality of being obedient.
[2] the act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive compliance: Military service demands obedience from its members.
[3] a sphere of authority or jurisdiction, especially ecclesiastical.
[4] Chiefly Ecclesiastical . conformity to a monastic rule or the authority of a religious superior, especially on the part of one who has vowed such conformance. the rule or authority that exacts such conformance.
[5] the condition or quality of being obedient
[6] the act or an instance of obeying; dutiful or submissive behaviour
[7] the authority vested in a Church or similar body
[8] the collective group of persons submitting to this authority See also passive obedience
Words related to Obedience
deference, orderliness, conformity, reverence, acquiescence, duty, observance, submission, accordance, quietness, compliance, servility, agreement, tractability, willingness, meekness, respect, subservience, docility, manageability
Words nearby Obedience
obduracy, obdurate, obe, obeah, obeche, obedience, obedience training, obedience trial, obedient, obedient plant, obedientiary
Origin of Obedience
1150–1200; Middle English < Old French < Latin oboedientia. See obedient, -ence
Other words from Obedience
o·ver·o·be·di·ence , noun
pre·o·be·di·ence , noun
su·per·o·be·di·ence , noun
Synonyms for Obedience
acquiescence, conformity, deference, orderliness, reverence, accordance, agreement, compliance, docility, dutifulness, duty, manageability, meekness, observance, quietness, respect, servility, submission, subservience, tameness, tractability, willingness, conformability, duteousness