VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / observance

Thesaurus: observance

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict obser…

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Definitions

  1. n. The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.
  2. n. An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom.
  3. n. Servile attention; sycophancy.
  4. n. the act of observing; taking a patient look
  5. n. a formal event performed on a special occasion
  6. n. the act of noticing or paying attention
  7. n. conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
  8. n:100 n the act of observing; taking a patient look n a formal event performed on a special occasion n the act of noticing or paying attention n conformity with law or custom or practice etc.