Observance: alternatives and connections

The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).

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That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; --…

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of Attend

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The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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

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The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.

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The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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of Look

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A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.

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That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

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The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.

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The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedic…

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The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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of Formality

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The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or…

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The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.

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The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

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The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained mini…

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The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritu…

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of Nuptial

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The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.

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of Open

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A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle.

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Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor.

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A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony.

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To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.

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of Sight

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of Wed

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To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

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To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

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To care; to desire.

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To care; to desire.

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To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintai…

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To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintai…

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A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

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To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

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Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.

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Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the pe…

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of Honor

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The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.

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of Watch

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