Observance

/əbˈzɝvəns/

Synonyms for "observance" (317 found)

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Noun(20 words)
mark the momentmemorializingmemorialsmidsummernational moment of silencenorm adherencenoticeobedienceobservationpassoverpolicy compliancepurimquarantine protocolremembranceritualrule followingsukkotvigilswatchingwater conservation day
Adjective(6 words)
national holidayofficial ceremonyreligious practiceroman ritualspecial daytraditional holidays
Verb(2 words)
obey lawsrevering

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holiday ceremonylegal compliancenational observancepolicy adherencereligious festivalrule following

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ceremonial observanceholiday observancenational observance dayobservance daypublic observancereligious observance

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Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

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She was a girl of imposing appearance and winning manners. But this staggered him. If she were such a slave to fashion and observance, she was not the woman for his wife.

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It is a custom more honored in the breach than the observance.

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In the U.S., Veterans Day was originally called “Armistice Day,” to commemorate the end of World War I, but Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance.

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