OBEDIENCE

obedience, respect

(noun) 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”

obedience, obeisance

(noun) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

obedience

(noun) the trait of being willing to obey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

obedience (countable and uncountable, plural obediences)

The quality of being obedient.

The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.

A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.

Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.

Synonyms

• hearsomeness (nonce word)

• submission

Antonyms

• disobedience, defiance, rebellion (ignoring)

• violation (ignoring, especially rules)

• control, dominance (ruling)

Source: Wiktionary


O*be"di*ence, n. Etym: [F. obédience, L. obedientia, oboedientia. See Obedient, and cf.Obeisance.]

1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control. Government must compel the obedience of individuals. Ames.

2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. Shak.

3. (Eccl.) (a) 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. (b) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior. (c) One of the three monastic vows. Shipley. (d) The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. Canonical obedience. See under Canonical.

– Passive obedience. See under Passive.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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