OBEDIENCE
\ə͡ʊbˈiːdi͡əns], \əʊbˈiːdiəns], \əʊ_b_ˈiː_d_iə_n_s]\
Definitions of OBEDIENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.
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Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
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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.
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One of the three monastic vows.
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The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.
By Oddity Software
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The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.
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Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
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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.
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One of the three monastic vows.
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The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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State of being obedient: compliance with what is required: dutifulness.
By Daniel Lyons
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State of being obedient; compliance with a command enjoined by authority; dutifulness. Passive obedience, implicit obedience to kingly authority, whether legal or illegal.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A willing compliance with what is required; submission to authority.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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