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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Observance \Ob*serv"ance\, n. [F. observance, L. observantia.
     See Observant.]
     1. The act or practice of observing or noticing with
        attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; --
        usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the
        observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict
        observance of duties.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is a custom
              More honored in the breach than the observance.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect;
        especially, a customary act or service of attention; a
        form; a practice; a rite; a custom.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At dances
              These young folk kept their observances. --Chaucer.
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              Use all the observance of civility.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some represent to themselves the whole of religion
              as consisting in a few easy observances. --Rogers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O I that wasted time to tend upon her,
              To compass her with sweet observances! --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Servile attention; sycophancy. [Obs.]
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              Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get,
              Served with observance.               --Chapman.
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              This is not atheism,
              But court observance.                 --Beau. & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Observance, Observation. These words are
          discriminated by the two distinct senses of observe. To
          observe means (1) to keep strictly; as, to observe a
          fast day, and hence, observance denotes the keeping or
          heeding with strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or
          to remark; and hence, observation denotes either the act
          of observing, or some remark made as the result thereof.
          We do not say the observation of Sunday, though the word
          was formerly so used. The Pharisees were curious in
          external observances; the astronomers are curious in
          celestial observations.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                Love rigid honesty,
                And strict observance of impartial laws.
                                                    --Roscommon.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Observance \Ob*serv"ance\, n. [F. observance, L. observantia.
     See Observant.]
     1. The act or practice of observing or noticing with
        attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; --
        usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the
        observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict
        observance of duties.
  
              It is a custom More honored in the breach than the
              observance.                           --Shak.
  
     2. An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect;
        especially, a customary act or service of attention; a
        form; a practice; a rite; a custom.
  
              At dances These young folk kept their observances.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              Use all the observance of civility.   --Shak.
  
              Some represent to themselves the whole of religion
              as consisting in a few easy observances. --Rogers.
  
              O I that wasted time to tend upon her, To compass
              her with sweet observances!           --Tennyson.
  
     3. Servile attention; sycophancy. [Obs.]
  
              Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get,
              Served with observance.               --Chapman.
  
              This is not atheism, But court observance. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
  
     Syn: Observance, Observation. These words are
          discriminated by the two distinct senses of observe. To
          observe means (1) to keep strictly; as, to observe a
          fast day, and hence, observance denotes the keeping or
          heeding with strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or
          to remark; and hence, observation denotes either the act
          of observing, or some remark made as the result thereof.
          We do not say the observation of Sunday, though the word
          was formerly so used. The Pharisees were curious in
          external observances; the astronomers are curious in
          celestial observations.
  
                Love rigid honesty, And strict observance of
                impartial laws.                     --Roscommon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  observance
       n 1: the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: observation,
             watching]
       2: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony
          commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: ceremony, ceremonial,
           ceremonial occasion]
       3: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the
          notice of the police" [syn: notice, observation]
       4: conformity with law or custom or practice etc. [syn: honoring]
          [ant: nonobservance]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  observance
     Γαλλικά n.
     τήρηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  observance
     n.
     1 The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
     2 The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
     3 observation or the act of watching.
     4 (lb en religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in
  the Roman Catholic church.
     5 That which is to be observed.
     6 reverence; homage.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  observance
     n.
     1 The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
     2 The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
     3 observation or the act of watching.
     4 (lb en religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in
  the Roman Catholic church.
     5 That which is to be observed.
     6 reverence; homage.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  observance
     n.
     1 The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
     2 The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
     3 observation or the act of watching.
     4 (lb en religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in
  the Roman Catholic church.
     5 That which is to be observed.
     6 reverence; homage.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  observance
     n.
     1 The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
     2 The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
     3 observation or the act of watching.
     4 (lb en religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in
  the Roman Catholic church.
     5 That which is to be observed.
     6 reverence; homage.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  observance
     Englanti n.
     1 lain, tavan noudattaminen
     2 juhlan vietto
     3 tarkkailu
     4 (''monikossa'') menot, juhlamenot

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  observance
     Engelska n.
     1 efterlevnad (av lag eller religiös sedvänja)
     2 uppmärksammande (av högtid)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  المراعاة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  observance //əbˈzɜːvəns// //əbˈzɝvəns// 
  1. обряд
  (religion) a rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church
  2. спазване, съблюдаване
  practice of complying
  3. тачене
  the custom of celebrating a holiday

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/ 
  dodržování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/ 
  pozorování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/ 
  zachovávání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  Aktionstag  [pol.]  [regelmäßig wiederkehrender]
     Synonym: awareness day
  
   see: awareness days, observances, international observance, World Day, national observance, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, National Handwriting Day, Data Privacy Day, Data Protection Day, World Refugee Day, Victory over Japan Day, VJ Day
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  Begehung  [relig.]  [soc.]
           Note: einer Feier usw.
        "the ritual observance of the Sabbath"  - die rituelle Begehung des Sabbat
        "the Chinese people's observance of Spring Festival"  - die Begehung des Frühlingsfestes in China
           Note: of a ceremony etc.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  Einhaltung , Einhalten , Befolgung , Befolgen , Beachtung , Beachten 
           Note: von etw.
        "observance of the regulation"  - Beachtung der Vorschriften
        "in observance of sth."  - unter Einhaltung von etw., unter Beachtung von etw., in Entsprechung, entsprechend (vor- oder nachgestellt), …konform, …gemäß, …treu
        "the strict observance of policies like Know-Your-Customer"  - die strenge Befolgung von Grundsätzen wie Überprüfung der Kundenidentität
     Synonyms: observation, adherence, compliance
  
   see: defective compliance, trade compliance, medical compliance, medical adherence, concordance with treatment
  
           Note: of sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  feierliche Handlung  [regelmäßig praktizierte] , religiöse Handlung , festlicher Akt , Feierlichkeit , Zeremonie , religiöse Praktik  [relig.]  [soc.]
        "religious observances such as fasting"  - religiöse Praktiken wie Fasten
        "abandon religious observances"  - religiöse Praktiken aufgeben
        "perfom the religious observances"  - die entsprechenden religiösen Handlungen vornehmen
   see: burial observance, monastic observances
  

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/ 
  1. सामाजिक, धार्मिक, नैतिक रीति{पालन
        "Observance of college ruels is necessary."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  običaj, obred, održavanje, pridržavanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  1. elôírás
  2. megtartás
  3. figyelembevétel
  4. betartás
  5. szabály
  6. rítus
  7. szertartás

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  observance /əbˈzɜ:vəns/ 
    przestrzeganie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/ 
  observância

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  observance /ɒbzˈɜːvəns/
  1. yerine getirme, yapma
  2. görenek, adet, örf
  3. tören, usul
  4. mezhep, tarikat.

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  observance /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɑ̃s/ 
  спазване

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  observance /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɑ̃s/ 
  osservanza

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  observance /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɑ̃s/ 
  observancia

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əbˈzɝvəns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  247 Moby Thesaurus words for "observance":
     accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation,
     adaption, adherence, adhering, adjustment, adoration, advertence,
     advertency, agreement, alertness, allegiance, anniversaries,
     assiduity, assiduousness, attention, attention span, attentiveness,
     awareness, baccalaureate service, bon ton, care, carrying out,
     celebrating, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, churchgoing,
     cognizance, commemoration, commencement, completion, compliance,
     complying, concentration, conformance,
     conformation other-direction, conforming, conformity, congruity,
     consciousness, consideration, consistency, consuetude, convention,
     conventionality, convocation, correspondence, cultism,
     custodianship, custody, custom, devotedness, devotion, devoutness,
     diligence, discharge, dressing ship, duteousness, dutifulness,
     duty, eagle eye, ear, earnestness, effectuation, empty formality,
     enforcement, espial, espionage, established way, etiquette,
     examination, execution, exercise, exercises, faith, faithfulness,
     fanfare, fanfaronade, fashion, fealty, festivity, flexibility,
     flourish of trumpets, folkway, form, form of worship, formal,
     formality, formula, formulary, fulfillment, function, graduation,
     graduation exercises, guard, guardedness, guardianship, habit,
     harmony, heed, heedfulness, heeding, holiday, holy rite, homage,
     inaugural, inauguration, initiation, inspection, institution,
     intentiveness, intentness, invigilation, jubilee, keeping, line,
     liturgy, looking, lookout, love of God, loyalty, malleability,
     manner, manners, mark, marking the occasion, memorialization,
     memory, mind, mindfulness, mode of worship, monitoring, mores,
     mummery, mystery, note, notice, obedience, obediency, obeying,
     observation, observing, office, order of worship, ordinance,
     orthodoxy, ovation, peeled eye, performance, pietism, piety,
     piousness, pliancy, practice, praxis, prescribed form,
     prescription, proctoring, proper thing, prosecution, prudence,
     qui vive, recognition, reconcilement, reconciliation, regard,
     regardfulness, rejoicing, religion, religionism,
     religious ceremony, religious rites, religiousness, remark,
     remembrance, respect, respecting, revel, reverence, rite,
     rite de passage, rite of passage, ritual, ritual observance,
     rituality, sacrament, sacramental, salute, salvo, scrutiny,
     service, servility, servitium, sharp eye, social convention,
     solemn observance, solemnity, solemnization, spying,
     standard behavior, standard usage, standing custom, stewardship,
     strictness, submission, submissiveness, suit and service,
     suit service, surveillance, testimonial, testimonial banquet,
     testimonial dinner, theism, thought, time-honored practice, toast,
     tradition, traditionalism, transaction, tribute, triumph,
     uniformity, usage, use, veneration, viewing, vigil, vigilance,
     wariness, watch, watch and ward, watchful eye, watchfulness,
     watching, way, weather eye, what is done, willingness, witnessing,
     wont, wonting, worship, worshipfulness
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 遵守,仪式,惯例;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 遵守,仪式,惯例

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