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Definition of obedience noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

obedience

noun

/əˈbiːdiəns/

/əˈbiːdiəns/

[uncountable]

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the fact of doing what you are told to do or of being willing to obey
- blind/complete/unquestioning/total obedience
- obedience to somebody/something He has acted in obedience to the law.
opposite disobedience

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