the trait of being willing to obey

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"

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

The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.

Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.

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.

One of the three monastic vows.

The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.

Act or state of yielding to control; submission to authority.

State of being obedient: compliance with what is required: dutifulness.

State of being obedient; compliance with a command enjoined by authority; dutifulness. Passive obedience, implicit obedience to kingly authority, whether legal or illegal.

A willing compliance with what is required; submission to authority.

But what relation that intention had to her loyalty or treachery, or whether she were capable of either- capable of anything except greed, and obedience for the sake of pay- were problems no man living could have guessed. – Rung Ho! by Talbot Mundy

If we were called together, we should be a confused herd, without any disposition to obedience, without a general of ability to direct and guide us; and our numbers would be our destruction! – The Siege of Boston by Allen French

There was no alternative but obedience. – Old Fritz and the New Era by Louise Muhlbach

They are not to be set free as a reward for their faith, love and obedience. – Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation by John Bovee Dods

And I bade the Maid to sleep; but, indeed, she had no power to this end, for her body did ache very sore; but yet did she strive to give me an obedience in this thing. – The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson

The citizens were allowed three days to decide whether to stay under loyal obedience to the States- General, or to take their departure. – Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete by John Lothrop Motley

And admire my obedience in having written 'a long letter' to the letter! – The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett

Was it not the very consequence of his obedience?" – Weighed and Wanting by George MacDonald

No, Sir; I came straight here in obedience to your directions. – Cord and Creese by James de Mille

The fate of Ghent depends on absolute obedience to this order. – A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by May Sinclair

I should always insist on prompt and cheerful obedience, if I had a son. – The Celestial Omnibus and other Stories by E. M. Forster

We owed, also, an obedience to whatever made us. – Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton

Their obedience was accompanied with much assurance of salvation. – Sketches of the Covenanters by J. C. McFeeters

The motion looked as if it were made in obedience to some fiercely monotonous music. – Bye-Ways by Robert Smythe Hichens

I claim your obedience! – Temporal Power by Marie Corelli

I will not ask for obedience from you beyond to- night. – The Short Works of George Meredith by George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009

There is but one way to power, and it is the way of obedience. – The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Edward Maitland

From the first, Chum's look of utter worship and his eagerly happy obedience had been a joy to Link. – His Dog by Albert Payson Terhune

As you know, obedience is 'the first law of a soldier. – Punch 1893.07.29 by Various

My jealousy tells me; for you have won my boy Crossjay's heart, and done more to bring him to obedience in a few minutes than we have been able to do in months. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith