observance
Collocations
4ADJ.
religious, strict
VERB + OBSERVANCE
breach, city-sponsored, everlasting, keep
OBSERVANCE + NOUN
winter
PREP.
than, towards, with
Definitions
noun
The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
Observation or the act of watching.
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.
That which is to be observed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of observing
noun — conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
- honoring
noun — the act of noticing or paying attention
noun — a formal event performed on a special occasion
Antonyms
- nonobservance
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.
WiktionaryIt is a custom more honored in the breach than the observance.
Tatoeba · #2785410And this day shall be for a memorial to you; and you shall keep it a feast to the Lord in your generations, with an everlasting observance.
Tatoeba · #8016690Thou shalt keep this observance at the set time from days to days.
Tatoeba · #8034024A turban is a piece of cloth-based headwear worn by people in various cultures, often also serving as a religious observance.
Tatoeba · #9012739He sees the process as a giant step towards a city-sponsored observance of the winter holidays that's more inclusive of different cultures.
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