Obedience

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É™(ÊŠ)ˈbiːdɪəns/

Alternative forms

• obÅ“dience archaic, rare

Origin

From Anglo-Norman obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia.

Full definition of obedience

Noun

1. The quality of being obedient.Obedience is essential in any army.
• 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot (novel) Chapter VIIICautioning Nobs to silence, and he had learned many lessons in the value of obedience since we had entered Caspak, I slunk forward, taking advantage of whatever cover I could find...

Related terms

• obey
• obedient

Synonyms

• submission

Antonyms

• disobedience, defiance, rebellion (ignoring)
• violation (ignoring, especially rules)
• control, dominance (ruling)