obedience
The quality of being obedient.
Example
“Obedience is essential in any army.”
Other meanings
The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
Antonyms
- rebellion
- control
- dominance
Related words
- misobedience
- nonobedience
- overobedience
- superobedience
- unobedience
- anticipatory obedience
- canonical obedience
Word history
From Latin "oboedientia".
Where this comes from
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