Obedience
noun
The act or practice of following orders or instructions.
The soldiers acted in obedience to the lieutenant's orders.
Often appears as...
- in obedience to
- strict obedience
noun
Submission to another's authority.
Her obedience to her parents was absolute.
Often appears as...
- obedience to authority
- unconditional obedience
noun
The training of dogs to obey commands and do tricks.
He taught obedience classes at the local pet store.
Often appears as...
- obedience school
- obedience trial
noun
The act of obeying the teachings or commands of God.
Many faiths emphasize the importance of obedience to God's commandments.
Often appears as...
- religious obedience
- obedience to god's will
noun
The act or practice of following orders or instructions.
The soldiers acted in obedience to the lieutenant's orders.
Often appears as...
- in obedience to
- strict obedience
noun
Submission to another's authority.
Her obedience to her parents was absolute.
Often appears as...
- obedience to authority
- unconditional obedience
noun
The training of dogs to obey commands and do tricks.
He taught obedience classes at the local pet store.
Often appears as...
- obedience school
- obedience trial
noun
The act of obeying the teachings or commands of God.
Many faiths emphasize the importance of obedience to God's commandments.
Often appears as...
- religious obedience
- obedience to god's will
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Military Usage
Obedience is often associated with the military, implying strict adherence to commands.
In military training, obedience can mean the difference between success and failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
While obedience is generally seen as good, 'blind obedience' suggests not thinking for oneself.
Blind obedience to a flawed command can lead to trouble.
Pro Tip 3/3Control Implications
Obedience can imply someone is controlling or less powerful.
The manager expected complete obedience from employees.
Pro Tip 1/3Military Usage
Obedience is often associated with the military, implying strict adherence to commands.
In military training, obedience can mean the difference between success and failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
While obedience is generally seen as good, 'blind obedience' suggests not thinking for oneself.
Blind obedience to a flawed command can lead to trouble.
Pro Tip 3/3Control Implications
Obedience can imply someone is controlling or less powerful.
The manager expected complete obedience from employees.
Pro Tip 1/3Military Usage
Obedience is often associated with the military, implying strict adherence to commands.
In military training, obedience can mean the difference between success and failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
While obedience is generally seen as good, 'blind obedience' suggests not thinking for oneself.
Blind obedience to a flawed command can lead to trouble.
Pro Tip 3/3Control Implications
Obedience can imply someone is controlling or less powerful.
The manager expected complete obedience from employees.
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
Mindlessly taking the first small step. Dehumanization of others. De-individuation of self. Diffusion of personal responsibility. Blind obedience to authority. Uncritical conformity to group norms. Passive tolerance of evil through inaction, or indifference. And it happens when you're in a new or unfamiliar situation.
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
is that a society in which people can be monitored at all times is a society that breeds conformity and obedience and submission, which is why every tyrant, the most overt to the most subtle, craves that system. Conversely, even more importantly,
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A 30-year history of the...
but the idea of things that came in the ground would go in the air and stuff in the air would go into the ground has played itself out. That is the original slide from that year, and it has worked in lockstep obedience. We started Wired magazine.
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How books can open your...
Nobody around to teach me? Fine. I turned to books. I satisfied my hunger for parental advice from this book by a family of writers and musicians. I found my role model of an independent woman when Confucian tradition requires obedience.
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Colin Grant: The son of...
towards authority, and these Caribbean people had an overbearing obedience towards authority, which is very striking, very strange in a way, because migrants are very courageous people. They leave their homes. My father and my mother
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The incredible...
And we'll move away from extraction to embrace aggregation. I also think we'll shift from craving obedience from our things to valuing autonomy. Thanks to our augmented capabilities, our world is going to change dramatically.
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Why do people join...
to financial assets and living arrangements. Cults also demand obedience to human leaders who tend to be highly persuasive people with authoritarian and narcissistic streaks motivated by money, sex, power, or all three.
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Jared Diamond: How...
of filial piety, which means obedience, respect and support for elderly parents. Cultural values that emphasize respect for older people contrast with the low status of the elderly in the U.S.
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A Lesson in Aggression PIPE...
was redirecting him with food it worked so now he's trying to find out if a toy can also work so those become your two tools and you can use for obedience
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My Daughter, Malala PIPE...
And there is one more norm of the patriarchal societies that is called obedience. A good girl is supposed to be very quiet, very humble
Video examples
The psychology of evil PIPE...
Mindlessly taking the first small step. Dehumanization of others. De-individuation of self. Diffusion of personal responsibility. Blind obedience to authority. Uncritical conformity to group norms. Passive tolerance of evil through inaction, or indifference. And it happens when you're in a new or unfamiliar situation.
Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
is that a society in which people can be monitored at all times is a society that breeds conformity and obedience and submission, which is why every tyrant, the most overt to the most subtle, craves that system. Conversely, even more importantly,
Video examples
A 30-year history of the...
but the idea of things that came in the ground would go in the air and stuff in the air would go into the ground has played itself out. That is the original slide from that year, and it has worked in lockstep obedience. We started Wired magazine.
Video examples
How books can open your...
Nobody around to teach me? Fine. I turned to books. I satisfied my hunger for parental advice from this book by a family of writers and musicians. I found my role model of an independent woman when Confucian tradition requires obedience.
Video examples
Colin Grant: The son of...
towards authority, and these Caribbean people had an overbearing obedience towards authority, which is very striking, very strange in a way, because migrants are very courageous people. They leave their homes. My father and my mother
Video examples
The incredible...
And we'll move away from extraction to embrace aggregation. I also think we'll shift from craving obedience from our things to valuing autonomy. Thanks to our augmented capabilities, our world is going to change dramatically.
Video examples
Why do people join...
to financial assets and living arrangements. Cults also demand obedience to human leaders who tend to be highly persuasive people with authoritarian and narcissistic streaks motivated by money, sex, power, or all three.
Video examples
Jared Diamond: How...
of filial piety, which means obedience, respect and support for elderly parents. Cultural values that emphasize respect for older people contrast with the low status of the elderly in the U.S.
Video examples
A Lesson in Aggression PIPE...
was redirecting him with food it worked so now he's trying to find out if a toy can also work so those become your two tools and you can use for obedience
Video examples
My Daughter, Malala PIPE...
And there is one more norm of the patriarchal societies that is called obedience. A good girl is supposed to be very quiet, very humble
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Quote examples
James Otis
American Lawyer
I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject.
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Wendell Phillips
American Activist
Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors.
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Samuel Smiles
Scottish Author
Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right.
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Robert Benchley
American Comedian
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live.
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Robert E. Lee
American General
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
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John Nelson Darby
English Clergyman
Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.
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Ellen G. White
American Writer
God's promises are all on condition of humble obedience.
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Caroline, Princess of Hanover
American Actress
I was raised with a sense of duty, obedience and guilt.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
The great test of life is obedience to God.
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James Otis
American Lawyer
I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject.
Quote examples
Wendell Phillips
American Activist
Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors.
Quote examples
Samuel Smiles
Scottish Author
Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right.
Quote examples
Robert Benchley
American Comedian
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live.
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Robert E. Lee
American General
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
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John Nelson Darby
English Clergyman
Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.
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Ellen G. White
American Writer
God's promises are all on condition of humble obedience.
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Caroline, Princess of Hanover
American Actress
I was raised with a sense of duty, obedience and guilt.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
The great test of life is obedience to God.
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