observance
UK /əbˈzɝvəns/ US /əbˈzɝvəns/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
2
The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
3
Observation or the act of watching.
4
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.
5
That which is to be observed.
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