observance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- əb-zûrʹvəns (General-American)
- /əbˈzɝvəns/ (General-American)
- /əbˈzɜːvəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Old French observance, from Latin observantia. Equivalent of observe + -ance.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
- (countable, uncountable) The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
- (countable, uncountable) Observation or the act of watching.
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(countable, uncountable) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.
- (countable, uncountable) That which is to be observed.
- (countable, uncountable) Reverence; homage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| observances | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| observancy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| observaunce | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
inobservance · misobservance · disobservance · nonobservance · Sabbath observance · hyperobservance · unobservance
Translations (12)
bg обряд ((religion) a rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church) · nl feestdag (the custom of celebrating a holiday) · fr observance (the custom of celebrating a holiday) · bg спазване (practice of complying) · de Beachtung (practice of complying) · ga coinneáil (practice of complying) · fr observance (practice of complying) · bg съблюдаване (practice of complying) · it giorno festivo (the custom of celebrating a holiday) · cs dodržování (practice of complying) · got 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 (practice of complying) · bg тачене (the custom of celebrating a holiday)