Found 3 items, similar to Obedience.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: obedience kepatuhan, ketaatan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: obedience obedience n 1: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person [syn: obeisance] [ant: disobedience] 2: the trait of being willing to obey [ant: disobedience] 3: 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” [syn: respect]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Obedience Obedience \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. [1913 Webster] Government must compel the obedience of individuals. --Ames. [1913 Webster] 2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Canonical obedience. See under Canonical. Passive obedience. See under Passive. [1913 Webster]