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obedience
o·be·di·ence O0005900 (ō-bē′dē-əns)n.1. a. The quality or condition of being obedient.b. The act of obeying.2. a. A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.b. A group of people under such authority.obedience (əˈbiːdɪəns) n1. the condition or quality of being obedient2. the act or an instance of obeying; dutiful or submissive behaviour3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the authority vested in a Church or similar body4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the collective group of persons submitting to this authority. See also passive obedienceo•be•di•ence (oʊˈbi di əns)
n. 1. the state or quality of being obedient. 2. the act or practice of obeying. 3. a sphere of ecclesiastical or secular authority or jurisdiction. [1150–1200; Middle English < Old French < Latin] obedienceThe following words can all be used to describe someone who does what they are told and can be controlled easily: | acquiescent | compliant | docile | obedient | servile | | slavish | submissive | subservient | tame | |
1. indicating approvalObedient usually shows approval, especially when you are talking about children or people who are under strict authority. She was, on the whole, an obedient little girl.Everyone ought to do military training. It would do them good and make them obedient.Acquiescent, compliant, docile and submissive often show approval but are also sometimes used to indicate mild disapproval. The soldiers were grateful and docile, and did not pester her....men who preferred their women to be submissive.Acquiescent and compliant are formal words. Some children seem to be totally acquiescent, always agreeing with the adult's view.She was fed up with being eternally compliant.2. indicating disapprovalSubservient and tame show mild disapproval. His gesture of respect seemed old-fashioned and subservient.I was too dull and ordinary a fellow, too tame for you.Servile and slavish show strong disapproval. For a student job he waited at table, but was demoted to washing up because his manner was not sufficiently servile....a slavish conformity to the styles of their classmates.3. animalsHe sometimes let her play with his tame gazelle.Docile and obedient are also used to describe animals. When used like this, they show approval. We call them wild horses, but they are docile, gentle creatures.You cannot begin show jumping until your horse is obedient and supple.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  obedience - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another personobeisancesubmission, compliance - the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to anothertruckling - the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)disobedience, noncompliance - the failure to obey | | 2. |  obedience - the trait of being willing to obey tractability, tractableness, flexibility - the trait of being easily persuadedsubmissiveness - the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.disobedience - the trait of being unwilling to obey | | 3. | obedience - behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"respectfilial duty - duty of a child to its parents |
obediencenoun compliance, yielding, submission, respect, conformity, reverence, deference, observance, subservience, submissiveness, docility, complaisance, tractability, dutifulness, conformability unquestioning obedience to the law
defiance, disobedience, stubbornness, obstinacy, insubordination, recalcitrance, wilfulnessQuotations
"They who know the least obey the best" [George Farquhar]obediencenoun1. The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others:acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, deference, submission, submissiveness, tractability, tractableness.2. An act of willingly carrying out the wishes of others:compliance, observance.Translationsobey (əˈbei) , ((American) ou-) verb to do what one is told to do. I obeyed the order. 服從 服从obedience (əˈbiːdjəns) noun1. the act of obeying. obedience to an order. 服從 服从2. willingness to obey. She showed great obedience. 孝順 孝顺oˈbedient adjectivean obedient and well-behaved child. 順從的 顺从的oˈbediently adverb 順從地 顺从地Obedience
OBEDIENCE. The performance of a command.
2. Officers who obey the command of their superiors, having jurisdiction of the subject-matter, are not responsible for their acts. A sheriff may therefore justify a trespass under an execution, when the court has jurisdiction, although irregularly issued. 3 Chit. Pr. 75; Ham. N. P. 48.
3. A child, an apprentice, a pupil, a mariner, and a soldier, owe respectively obedience to the lawful commands of the parent, the master, the teacher, the captain of the ship, and the military officer having command; and in case of disobedience, submission may be enforced by correction. (q.v.) AcronymsSeeold boyobedience
Synonyms for obediencenoun complianceSynonyms- compliance
- yielding
- submission
- respect
- conformity
- reverence
- deference
- observance
- subservience
- submissiveness
- docility
- complaisance
- tractability
- dutifulness
- conformability
Antonyms- defiance
- disobedience
- stubbornness
- obstinacy
- insubordination
- recalcitrance
- wilfulness
Synonyms for obediencenoun the quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of othersSynonyms- acquiescence
- amenability
- amenableness
- compliance
- compliancy
- deference
- submission
- submissiveness
- tractability
- tractableness
noun an act of willingly carrying out the wishes of othersSynonymsSynonyms for obediencenoun the act of obeyingSynonymsRelated Words- submission
- compliance
- truckling
Antonyms- disobedience
- noncompliance
noun the trait of being willing to obeyRelated Words- tractability
- tractableness
- flexibility
- submissiveness
Antonymsnoun behavior intended to please your parentsSynonymsRelated Words |