observance
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vəns noun
1.
an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
2.
a keeping or celebration by appropriate procedure, ceremonies, etc.: the observance of the sabbath.
3.
a procedure, ceremony, or rite, as for a particular occasion: patriotic observances.
4.
a rule or custom to be followed or obeyed; a customary practice.
5.
Roman Catholic Church.
a.
a rule or discipline for a religious house or order.
b.
a house or order observing a rule or discipline.
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| —n | |
| 1. | recognition of or compliance with a law, custom, practice, etc |
| 2. | the act of such recognition |
| 3. | a ritual, ceremony, or practice, esp of a religion |
| 4. | observation or attention |
| 5. | the degree of strictness of a religious order or community in following its rule |
| 6. | archaic respectful or deferential attention |
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Word Origin & History
observance
early 13c., "act performed in accordance with prescribed usage," esp. a religious or ceremonial one," from O.Fr. observance, from L. observantia "act of keeping customs, attention," from observantem (nom. observans), prp. of observare (see observe). Observance is the attending
to and carrying out of a duty or rule. Observation is watching, noticing.
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Example sentences
With the rise in religious observance society has become less tolerant.
His life is trammelled by the observance of certain restrictions or taboos.
Success is in large part dependent on the comprehension and observance of entrenched protocols.
Observance of such is a specific condition of employment and admission.
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