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Definition of: obedience
(ō·bē′dē·əns, ə·bē′-) noun
1. Submission to command, prohibition, law, or duty.
2. The fact of being obeyed, or having subjects obedient to one.
3. Eccl. Sphere of authority, or those acknowledging it. See synonyms under ALLEGIANCE, SUBMISSION.
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