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