Obedience word meaning and definition

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• Synonyms for obedience
• Antonyms
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Meaning and definition for "obedience" word

[noun] 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"
[noun] the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
[noun] the trait of being willing to obey

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\O*be"di*ence\, n. [F. ob['e]dience, L. obedientia, oboedientia. See {Obedient}, and cf.{Obeisance}.] 1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control. Government must compel the obedience of individuals. --Ames. 2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. --Shak. 3. (Eccl.)
(a) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.
(b) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.
(c) One of the three monastic vows. --Shipley.
(d) The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. {Canonical obedience}. See under {Canonical}. {Passive obedience}. See under {Passive}.

Synonyms for obedience

obeisance, respect

Antonyms: disobedience, disobedience, noncompliance

Related terms: acceptance, accordance, adjustment, agreeability, assent, compliance, flexibility, homage, line, meekness, nonviolent resistance, orthodoxy, passive resistance, passivity, reconciliation, resignation, resignedness, respectfulness, submission, tractability, traditionalism, yielding

The fun area, different aproach to word »obedience«

Let's analyse "obedience" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Five vowels. 55.6% of vowels is 17% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECNEIDEBO. Average typing speed for these characters is 2475 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --- -... . -.. .. . -. -.-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: obedience: 6 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 30, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: obedience: 6 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 5 = 44, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (3)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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