observancenoun [ C or U ]
uk/əbˈzɜː.vəns/us/əbˈzɝː.vəns/formalthe act of obeying a law or following a religious custom:
religious observances such as fasting
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Religious practices
- agarbatti
- anoint
- baptize
- bless
- celebrate
- confess
- confession
- flagellate
- genuflect
- genuflection
- go into/enter the church idiom
- hadj
- mortification of the flesh idiom
- pilgrimage
- purdah
- reborn
- revival
- revival meeting
- sacrificial
- veil
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