abidance
Collocations
2ADJ.
judicious, longer
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
Adherence; compliance; conformity.
No wonder then, though the Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine (though this I confess, is but the bark of the text), driving that trade wherewith none ever thrived, the breaking of promises; wherewith one may for a way fairly spread his train, but he will moult his feathers soon after.
A judicious abidance by rules, and holding to the results of experience, are good; but not less so, are a judicious setting aside of rules, and a declining to be bound by incomplete experience.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — acting according to certain accepted standards
Antonyms
- disobedience
- noncompliance
- nonconformity
- nonconformance
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2No wonder then, though the Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine (though this I confess, is but the bark of the text), driving that trade wherewith none ever thrived, the bre
WiktionaryA judicious abidance by rules, and holding to the results of experience, are good; but not less so, are a judicious setting aside of rules, and a declining to be bound by incomplete experience.
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