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TOEFL BNC: 7698 COCA: 9926

— obedience

/oʊˈbiːdijəns/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 7698 COCA: 9926

obedience

noun

obe·​di·​ence ō-ˈbē-dē-ən(t)s How to pronounce obedience (audio)
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1
a
: an act or instance of obeying
b
: the quality or state of being obedient
Children should learn obedience and respect for authority.
2
: a sphere of jurisdiction
landowners within the king's obedience
especially : an ecclesiastical or sometimes secular dominion
under the obedience of the Bishop of Rome

Example Sentences

the drill sergeant demanded complete and unquestioning obedience from the recruits the cowardly obedience with which the dictator's henchmen followed his every command
Recent Examples on the Web This creates and reinforces a culture that cherishes obedience to authority over many other potential values. The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 But here, unexpectedly, was a Nazi soldier, a lieutenant colonel no less, one who had commanded obedience, and was himself obliged to obey—to do what? Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Despite Satan's temptation to not follow through on the act, Ibrahim showed obedience to Allah. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 Not so long ago, the town was part of an austere theocracy that practiced polygamy, shunned the outside world and required absolute obedience from its followers. David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022 Capitalizing on pandemic panic, governments and compliant media have used the lure of zero-Covid to induce obedience to harsh and arbitrary lockdown policies and associated violations of civil liberties. Jay Bhattacharya And Donald J. Boudreaux, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2021 Grant me Your grace to walk in obedience to Your commands. Connie Rowland, Woman's Day, 2 Aug. 2022 Abnesti then leaves the room in order to obtain permission to use the obedience drug on Jeff. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 18 June 2022 Gencarella is charged with violating the department policies of courtesy, truthfulness, obedience to laws and rules, standard of conduct, rules governing conduct, and demeanor. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin oboedientia "act of obeying" (Medieval Latin also, "sphere of jurisdiction"), noun derivative of oboedient-, oboedient obedient

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of obedience was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 7698 COCA: 9926
obedience

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + OBEDIENCE | OBEDIENCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEabsolute, complete, perfect, strict, total絕對/完全/徹底/嚴格/全面服從He demands absolute obedience from his men.他要求下屬絕對服從。blind, passive, unquestioning盲從;被動服從;無條件服從VERB + OBEDIENCEcommand, demand, exact, expect, require命令/要求/強迫/期待/需要服從owe有服從的義務All clergy owed obedience to their superior.所有神職人員都有服從長上的義務。pledge宣誓服從OBEDIENCE + NOUNclass, school, training (= for dogs) 訓狗課程;訓狗學校;(狗的)服從性訓練PREPOSITIONin obedience to遵照She acted in passive obedience to her boss's directions.她被動地遵照老闆的指示行事。obedience to服從於The slaves had to swear obedience to their masters.奴隸不得不發誓服從主人。

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