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obedience

/əˈbiːdiəns/

/əˈbidiəns/

obediencenoun

obediences

Translations

The dog's obedience to its owner was evident in how it followed every command.

L'obéissance du chien envers son maître était évidente dans la façon dont il suivait chaque ordre.

Additional translations

soumissionSurtout dans le registre soutenu ou lorsqu’il s’agit d’une attitude de soumission à l’autorité.

obédienceSens religieux ou monastique.

Definitions

Compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

The dog's obedience to its owner was evident in how it followed every command.

The act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.

The teacher praised the students for their obedience during the fire drill.

A religious vow of submission to a superior, particularly in a monastic context.

The monk took a vow of obedience as part of his commitment to the monastic life.

A monastic community or other group that is subject to the authority of the same superior or rule.

Several Franciscan obediences were founded during the Middle Ages.

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obedienceadjective

/əˈbiːdiəns/

/əˈbidiəns/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., “obedience training”); non-gradable.

Translations

d'obéissanceEmployé surtout dans des syntagmes comme « obedience training ».

The puppy is enrolled in an obedience training program.

Le chiot est inscrit à un programme de dressage d'obéissance.

Definitions

Relating to, involving, or intended to teach or reinforce obedience.

The puppy is enrolled in an obedience training program.