Obedience: alternatives and connections

The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.

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The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or…

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The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedienc…

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The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

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Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

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To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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Obedience.

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To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.

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Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.

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Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.

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