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obedience in British English

(əˈbiːdɪəns)
noun
1. 
the condition or quality of being obedient
2. 
the act or an instance of obeying; dutiful or submissive behaviour
3. 
the authority vested in a Church or similar body
4. 
the collective group of persons submitting to this authority
See also passive obedience

obedience in American English

(oʊˈbidiəns)
noun
1. 
the state, fact, or an instance of obeying, or a willingness to obey; submission
2.  Ecclesiastical
jurisdiction
Word origin
OFr < L obedientia < obediens

Examples of 'obedience' in a sentence
obedience

Such structure also trained in the virtues of obedience and respect that were built into the larger political system.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
Our minds being what they are, the simple command of obedience does not satisfy us intellectually.
Christianity Today (2000)
He tries to be bouncy and youthful; his gestures are those of insecure old men who think they can command both obedience and pity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

Quotations

They who know the least obey the bestGeorge Farquhar

Synonyms of 'obedience'

compliance, yielding, submission, respect
More Synonyms of obedience

Chinese translation of 'obedience'

obedience

(əˈbiːdɪəns)

n (u)

  1. 服从(從) (fúcóng)
    in obedience to 遵从(從) (zūncóng)

Nearby words of
obedience

  • oath
  • oatmeal
  • oats
  • obedience
  • obedient
  • obese
  • obesity

Related terms of
obedience

  • in obedience to
(noun) 
unquestioning obedience to the law
Synonyms
compliance
We seem to have reached unprecedented depths of compliance and timidity.
yielding
submission
She nodded her head in submission.
respect
conformity
The prime minister is, in conformity with the constitution, chosen by the president.
reverence
deference
a chain of social command linked by deference to authority
observance
subservience
submissiveness
docility
The baby's docility had surprised him.
complaisance
tractability
dutifulness
conformability
acquiescence
She smiled her acquiescence and resumed her seat.
Opposites
defiance
,
disobedience
,
stubbornness
,
obstinacy
,
insubordination
,
recalcitrance
,
wilfulness

Quotation

They who know the least obey the best [George Farquhar]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acquiescence
She smiled her acquiescence and resumed her seat.
Synonyms
agreement,
yielding,
approval,
acceptance,
consent,
harmony,
giving in,
submission,
compliance,
obedience,
conformity,
assent,
accession,
concord,
concurrence
in the sense of complaisance
Synonyms
obligingness,
compliance,
deference,
acquiescence,
agreeableness,
accommodativeness
in the sense of conformity
Definition
compliance in actions or behaviour with certain accepted rules, customs, or standards
The prime minister is, in conformity with the constitution, chosen by the president.
Synonyms
compliance,
agreement,
accordance,
observance,
conformance,
obedience

Nearby words of
obedience

  • oasis
  • oath
  • obdurate
  • obedience
  • obedient
  • obediently
  • obeisance

Synonyms of 'obedience'

obedience

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of deference
a chain of social command linked by deference to authority
Synonyms
obedience,
yielding,
submission,
compliance,
capitulation,
acquiescence,
obeisance,
complaisance
in the sense of docility
The baby's docility had surprised him.
Synonyms
compliance,
obedience,
meekness,
submissiveness,
manageability,
ductility,
amenability,
pliancy,
tractability,
biddableness
in the sense of submission
Definition
the state in which someone has to accept the control of another person
She nodded her head in submission.
Synonyms
compliance,
obedience,
submissiveness,
meekness,
resignation,
deference,
passivity,
docility,
tractability,
unassertiveness
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