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Meaning of Obedience | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns

Definitions

  1. The quality of being obedient.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إطاعة الطاعة خشوع خضوع رضوخ طاعة طوع
Azərbaycanca itaət
Беларуская паслухмя́насць
Bosanski pokornost posluh poslušnost покорност послух послушност
Català obediència
Čeština poslušnost
Cymraeg ufudd-dod
Dansk lydighed
Deutsch Folgsamkeit Gehorsam Gehorsamkeit
Ελληνικά πειθαρχία υπακοή
Esperanto obeemo
Español obediencia
فارسی اطاعت
Suomi kuuliaisuus tottelevaisuus
Français obédience obéissance
Gaeilge umhlaíocht
Galego obediencia
עברית צייתנות
हिन्दी अनुपालन आज्ञाकारिता आज्ञापालन ताअत शुश्रूषा
Hrvatski pokornost posluh poslušnost покорност послух послушност
Magyar engedelmesség
Հայերեն հնազանդություն
Bahasa Indonesia kepatuhan
Italiano obbedienza
日本語 従順 恭順 服従 素直 聞き分け 隷従 順 順守
ქართული მორჩილება
한국어 복종
Latina oboedientia
Latviešu paklausība rātnība
Македонски послушност
മലയാളം അനുസരണം
Монгол дуулгавар
Nederlands gehoorzaamheid
Polski karność posłuch posłuszeństwo
Português obediência
Română ascultare supunere
Русский повиновение подчинение покорность послушание
Shqip bindje
Српски pokornost posluh poslušnost покорност послух послушност
Svenska hörsamhet lydnad
Kiswahili taa utii
తెలుగు విధేయత
ไทย การเชื่อฟัง
Tagalog pagsunod
Türkçe itaat riayet
ئۇيغۇرچە ئىتائەت
Українська покора
اردو اطاعت

Examples

“Obedience is essential in any army.”
“February 24, 1823, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Mr. Edward Everett Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.”
“Cautioning Nobs to silence, and he had learned many lessons in the value of obedience since we had entered Caspak, I slunk forward, taking advantage of whatever cover I could find...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Obediences obedienciary obediency Obedient obedient plant obedientialness

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