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obedience

obe·dience

UK/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/ US/oʊˈbidiəns/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

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2.

the trait of being willing to obey

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3.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English obedience, from Anglo-Norman obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia. Displaced native Old English hīersumnes (compare modern English hearsomeness). Cognate with obeisance.

Phrases

  • anticipatory obedience
  • canonical obedience

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