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obedience
[oh-bee-dee-uhns]
noun
the state or quality of being obedient.
the act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive compliance.
Military service demands obedience from its members.
Synonyms: , ,a sphere of authority or jurisdiction, especially ecclesiastical.
Chiefly Ecclesiastical.
conformity to a monastic rule or the authority of a religious superior, especially on the part of one who has vowed such conformance.
the rule or authority that exacts such conformance.
obedience
/ əˈːɪəԲ /
noun
the condition or quality of being obedient
the act or an instance of obeying; dutiful or submissive behaviour
the authority vested in a Church or similar body
the collective group of persons submitting to this authority See also passive obedience
Other 51Թ Forms
- overobedience noun
- preobedience noun
- superobedience noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of obedience1
Example Sentences
The works of Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism and obedience are essential readings as well, especially her classic book On the Origins of Totalitarianism.
The mainstream news media as an institution appears to have chosen a strategy of anticipatory obedience and compliance, if not collaboration, in normalizing Trumpism and his attempts to become the country’s first elected dictator.
In one letter, she wrote that she was taking their dog Zin to obedience class and that she had left him a jigsaw puzzle on the table.
As has been seen in other countries whose democracies have collapsed to authoritarianism and fascism, such anticipatory obedience and other acts of surrender and supplication will, at best, offer only temporary and illusory safety.
This strange dichotomy between licentious freedom and slavish obedience is an implicit bargain between Trump and his followers.
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Related 51Թs
- acquiescence
- conformity
- deference
- www.thesaurus.com
- reverence
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