Obedience
/oʊˈbidiəns/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being obedient. countable, uncountable
"Obedience is essential in any army."
- 2 behavior intended to please your parents wordnet
- 3 The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority. countable, uncountable
- 4 the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person wordnet
- 5 A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him. countable, uncountable
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- 6 the trait of being willing to obey wordnet
- 7 Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"We should always act in obedience to the law."
Etymology
From Middle English obedience, from Anglo-Norman obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia. Displaced native Old English hīersumnes (compare modern English hearsomeness). Cognate with obeisance.