obedience

1. n. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control. Source: opted

2. n. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior. Source: opted

5. n. One of the three monastic vows. Source: opted

6. n. The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. Source: opted

7. n. the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person Source: wordnet

8. n. the trait of being willing to obey Source: wordnet

9. n. behavior intended to please your parents Source: wordnet

10. 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. Source: webster

11. n:100 n. the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person n. the trait of being willing to obey n. behavior intended to please your parents Source: ecdict

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