obedience
Doing as told
Obedience is compliance with authority, rules, or commands.
A dog trained to obedience follows its owner's instructions.
Children owe obedience to parents; soldiers to officers; monks to religious superiors.
The word implies submission to another's will: blind obedience, unquestioning obedience.
In obedience to means in accordance with: in obedience to the law.
Excessive willingness to obey
- subjectionState of being controlled
- servilityExcessive willingness to please
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
- passivityState of non-resistance
surrender · capitulation · resignation · obsequiousness · docility · submissiveness · deference · humility
Faithful following of something
- conformanceAdherence to requirements
- accordanceState of agreement
- observanceKeeping of customs
- dutifulnessFaithful adherence to obligations
deference · acquiescence · cooperation · consent · assent · yielding · tractability · amenability
Principles governing behavior
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
strictness · enforcement · authority · regulation · control · training · conditioning · comportment
Solemn personal commitment
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- povertySevere lack of resources
celibacy · monasticism · novitiate · abbess · abbot · cloister · convent · order
Loyalty owed to authority
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
commitment · dedication · steadfastness · constancy · trustworthiness · reliability · dependability · troth
Ranked authority structure
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- dominionAuthority to rule
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
sovereignty · rule · governance · jurisdiction · supremacy · master · superior · leader
State of being identical
- conventionalityAdherence to accepted customs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- normsExpected behavioral standards
consensus · assimilation · homogeneity · alignment · consistency · standardization · herd mentality · peer pressure
subservience
Excessive willingness to obey
- subjectionState of being controlled
- servilityExcessive willingness to please
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
passivity · surrender · capitulation · resignation · obsequiousness · docility · submissiveness · deference · humility · kowtowing
adherence
Faithful following of something
- conformanceAdherence to requirements
- accordanceState of agreement
- observanceKeeping of customs
dutifulness · deference · acquiescence · cooperation · consent · assent · yielding · tractability · amenability · biddability
rules
Principles governing behavior
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- correctionFixing of mistakes
order · strictness · enforcement · authority · regulation · control · training · conditioning · comportment · conduct
vow
Solemn personal commitment
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
poverty · celibacy · monasticism · novitiate · abbess · abbot · cloister · convent · order · vocation
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
fealty · commitment · dedication · steadfastness · constancy · trustworthiness · reliability · dependability · troth · patriotism
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
control · sovereignty · rule · governance · jurisdiction · supremacy · master · superior · leader · chain of command
uniformity
State of being identical
- conventionalityAdherence to accepted customs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
norms · consensus · assimilation · homogeneity · alignment · consistency · standardization · herd mentality · peer pressure · tradition
- obediencecompliance, subordination, deference, docility, subservience
- Power dynamicsdominance, submission, authority, power, control
- animal trainingdog training, lion taming, falconry, clicker training, reward training
- conformity themessocial norms, peer pressure, conformity, group think, uniformity
- Legal compliancecompliance, legal acts, permits, licenses, regulations
- submissivenesssubmissiveness, docility, meekness, tractability, compliance
obediencedisobedience
Refusal to follow orders
defiance · insubordination · rebellion · noncompliance · mutiny
obediencemisbehavior
Improper or unruly conduct
unruliness · waywardness · willfulness · contrariness · misconduct
obedienceself-will
Stubborn personal determination
self-reliance · independence · autonomy · self-determination · free will
- blind obedienceCompliance without critical thought
- obedience trainingTeaching animals to comply
- obedience classesCanine behavior instruction
- obedience schoolCanine behavior instruction program
- dog obedienceTrained response to commands
- obedience classPet behavior training program
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