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Definition of Obedience

1. Noun. The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.

2. Noun. The trait of being willing to obey.

3. Noun. Behavior intended to please your parents. "He went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"

Definition of Obedience

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

Definition of Obedience

1. Noun. The quality of being obedient. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obedience

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Obedience

1. 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. 3. 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. A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior. One of the three monastic vows. The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. Canonical obedience. See Canonical. Passive obedience. See Passive. Origin: F. Obedience, L. Obedientia, oboedientia. See Obedient, and cf.Obeisance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obedience

obe obeah obeah doctor obeah doctors obeahed obeahing obeahism obeahisms obeahs obeast

obeasts obeche obeches obechi obedible obedience (current term) obedience plant obediences obedienciaries obedienciary

obediency obedient obedient plant obediential obedientiary obediently obedt obeisance obeisances obeisancies

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