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obedience
has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ noun ] the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
Synonyms Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)The true way to immortality lay through obedience , but man did not believe this . And even as she , having indeed a husband , Adam , but being nevertheless as_yet a virgin , having become disobedient , was made the cause of death , both to herself and to the entire human_race ; so also did Mary , having a man betrothed [ to her ] , and being nevertheless a virgin , by yielding obedience , become the cause of salvation , both to herself and the whole human_race '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the trait of being willing to obey
Related terms disobedience tractability submissiveness obey obedient disobedient |
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[ noun ] (sociology) behavior intended to please your parents
Synonyms Examples "their children were never very strong on obedience" "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes" Related terms |
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