obedience

obedience is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.
2. noun. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
3. noun. A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.
4. noun. A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.
5. noun. One of the three monastic vows.
6. noun. The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.
7. noun. behavior intended to please your parents

   "their children were never very strong on obedience"

   "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"

   Synonyms: respect

8. noun. the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

   Synonyms: obeisance

9. noun. the trait of being willing to obey

Synonyms

respect, obeisance

Common word forms

obediences

Words from these letters

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