observance

noun

/əbˈzɜːvəns/

/əbˈzɜːrvəns/

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[uncountable, singular] the practice of obeying a law, celebrating a festival or behaving according to a particular custom
- observance (of something) observance of the law
- a strict observance of the Sabbath
- observance of traditional practices
opposite non-observance
[countable, usually plural] an act performed as part of a religious or traditional ceremony
- religious observances
Topics Religion and festivalsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin observantia, from observant- ‘watching, paying attention to’, from the verb observare ‘to watch’, from ob- ‘towards’ + servare ‘attend to, look at’.

单词	observance
释义	observance noun /əbˈzɜːvəns/ /əbˈzɜːrvəns/ jump to other results [uncountable, singular] the practice of obeying a law, celebrating a festival or behaving according to a particular custom observance (of something) observance of the law a strict observance of the Sabbath observance of traditional practices opposite non-observance [countable, usually plural] an act performed as part of a religious or traditional ceremony religious observances Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin observantia, from observant- ‘watching, paying attention to’, from the verb observare ‘to watch’, from ob- ‘towards’ + servare ‘attend to, look at’.
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