1. Noun
The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.
2. Noun
An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom.
3. Noun
Servile attention; sycophancy.
4. Noun
the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
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