observance
nounEtymology
From Old French observance, from Latin observantia. Equivalent of observe + -ance.
- derived from observantia
- derived from observance
Definitions
The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
Observation or the act of watching.
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A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
- Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.
That which is to be observed.
Reverence
Reverence; homage.
The neighborhood
- antonymmisobservance
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at observance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at observance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at observance
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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