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Meaning of Observance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əbˈzɝvəns

Definitions

  1. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
  2. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
  3. Observation or the act of watching.
  4. A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
  5. That which is to be observed.
  6. Reverence; homage.

Equivalents

العربية المراعاة حفظ
Български обряд
Deutsch Beachtung Feier
Français observance
Gaeilge coinneáil
עברית קיום
हिन्दी पालन
Italiano giorno festivo
日本語 遵守
한국어 준수
Nederlands feestdag
Türkçe görenek riayet
Українська дотримання

Examples

“Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.”

CEFR level

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