Obedience
[oh-bee-dee-uh ns] /oʊˈbi di əns/
noun
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, especially ecclesiastical.
4.
Chiefly Ecclesiastical.
/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
n.
c.1200, “submission to a higher power or authority,” from Old French obedience “obedience, submission” (12c.) and directly from Latin oboedientia “obedience,” noun of quality from oboedientem (nominative oboediens); see obedient. In reference to dog training from 1930.
Read Also:
- Obedience-training
noun 1. the training of an animal, especially a dog, to obey certain commands.
- Obedience-trial
noun 1. a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
- Obedient
[oh-bee-dee-uh nt] /oʊˈbi di ənt/ adjective 1. or willing to ; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son. /əˈbiːdɪənt/ adjective 1. obeying or willing to obey adj. c.1200, from Old French obedient “obedient” (11c.), from Latin oboedientem (nominative oboediens), present participle of oboedire “to obey” (see obey). Related: Obediently.
- Obedientiary
/əʊˌbiːdɪˈɛnʃərɪ/ noun (pl) -ries 1. (Christianity) the holder of any monastic office under the superior
- Obediently
[oh-bee-dee-uh nt] /oʊˈbi di ənt/ adjective 1. or willing to ; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son. /əˈbiːdɪənt/ adjective 1. obeying or willing to obey adj. c.1200, from Old French obedient “obedient” (11c.), from Latin oboedientem (nominative oboediens), present participle of oboedire “to obey” (see obey). Related: Obediently.