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obedience
[ oh-bee-dee-uhns ]
noun
- the state or quality of being obedient.
- the act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive compliance:
Military service demands obedience from its members.
Synonyms: , ,
- a sphere of authority or jurisdiction, especially ecclesiastical.
- 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.
obedience
/ əˈːɪəԲ /
noun
- the condition or quality of being obedient
- the act or an instance of obeying; dutiful or submissive behaviour
- the authority vested in a Church or similar body
- the collective group of persons submitting to this authority See also passive obedience
Other Word Forms
- v··d·Գ noun
- o·d·Գ noun
- p··d·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of obedience1
Example Sentences
In one letter, she wrote that she was taking their dog Zin to obedience class and that she had left him a jigsaw puzzle on the table.
As has been seen in other countries whose democracies have collapsed to authoritarianism and fascism, such anticipatory obedience and other acts of surrender and supplication will, at best, offer only temporary and illusory safety.
This strange dichotomy between licentious freedom and slavish obedience is an implicit bargain between Trump and his followers.
“I’m very disciplined with my lifestyle — borderline monk status at this point. Discipline and obedience is like the new rebellion to me.”
It’s about the belief that hierarchy, submission and obedience are the natural state of the world.
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