单词 | obedience |
释义 | obedience /oh bee"dee euhns/, n. 1. the state or quality of being obedient. 2. the act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive compliance: Military service demands obedience from its members. 3. a sphere of authority or jurisdiction, esp. ecclesiastical. 4. Chiefly Eccles. a. conformity to a monastic rule or the authority of a religious superior, esp. on the part of one who has vowed such conformance. b. the rule or authority that exacts such conformance. [1150-1200; ME < OF < L oboedientia. See OBEDIENT, -ENCE] Syn. 2. submission, subservience, deference. |
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