Obedience Definition

ō-bēdē-əns
noun
The state, fact, or an instance of obeying, or a willingness to obey; submission.
Webster's New World
The quality or condition of being obedient.
American Heritage
The act of obeying.
American Heritage

Jurisdiction.

Webster's New World
A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.
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Origin of Obedience

  • From Anglo-Norman obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia.

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Obedience Sentence Examples

  • Nancy is so well behaved, she abides by every school rule with perfect obedience.

  • Hence obedience was instinctive and initiative almost undreamt of.

  • In neither case did the allegiance involve strict obedience to orders from the superior, and their loyalty was always in danger of being troubled by their love of independence and equality and their desire for loot.

  • He was summoned to Rome to take an oath of obedience to the pope.

  • The fairies promised obedience, and were off in a twinkling, dragging the heavy jars and vases along after them as well as they could, now and then grumbling a little at having such a hard task, for they were idle fairies and loved to play better than to work.

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