Definition for Observance:

• 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.

Synonyms for Observance:

• n.

  •
  • practice.
  •
  • induction,
  • resist,
  • communicator,
  • dedication,
  • graduation.
  •
  • remember.
  •
  • office.
  •
  • knowledge,
  • see.
  •
  • awareness.
  •act (noun)
  • observation,
  • watching,
  • observance.
  •agreement (noun)
  • compliance.
  •attention (noun)
  • ear.
  •attention to, knowledge of something (noun)
  • carrying out,
  • fidelity,
  • adherence,
  • performance,
  • honoring,
  • acknowledgment,
  • mind,
  • acquittance,
  • fulfillment,
  • keeping,
  • Heeding,
  • acquittal,
  • satisfaction.
  •behavior (noun)
  • Tenues,
  • way of life,
  • what's done,
  • Habits,
  • tenue,
  • etiquette.
  •celebration (noun)
  • festivity,
  • holiday,
  • glee,
  • remembrance,
  • convocation,
  • acclamation,
  • inauguration,
  • glorification,
  • revelry,
  • rejoicing,
  • spree,
  • commemoration,
  • jubilee,
  • jubilation,
  • carousal,
  • exultation,
  • joy,
  • feast,
  • memorialization,
  • salute,
  • proclamation,
  • commencement,
  • ovation,
  • praise,
  • honor,
  • merry-making,
  • elation.
  •ceremonial (noun)
  • ceremonial.
  •ceremonial occasion (noun)
  • ceremonial occasion.
  •ceremony, rite (noun)
  • rule,
  • tradition,
  • form.
  •cognizance/cognition (noun)
  • in-sight,
  • in-sights,
  • in sights.
  •compliance (noun)
  • conformance,
  • agreement,
  • genuflection,
  • obeisance,
  • capitulation,
  • concurrence,
  • submissiveness,
  • acquiescence,
  • willingness,
  • resignation,
  • homage,
  • consent,
  • deference,
  • submission,
  • respect,
  • acceptance,
  • affirmation,
  • conformity,
  • surrender,
  • servility,
  • fealty,
  • meekness,
  • assent.
  •conformity (noun)
  • accordance,
  • congruity,
  • correctness,
  • consistency,
  • convention,
  • regularity,
  • propriety,
  • manner.
  •custom (noun)
  • de-signs,
  • pre-cept,
  • pre cept,
  • inheritences,
  • de-sign,
  • de sign,
  • de signs,
  • matter course,
  • in to,
  • unwritten rules.
  •devotion (noun)
  • in tensities,
  • devotements,
  • in-tensity,
  • in tensity,
  • in-tensities,
  • devotednesses.
  •ear (noun)
  • sensitivities.
  •espial (noun)
  • be-holding,
  • be holdings,
  • eyeings,
  • be-holdings,
  • beholdings,
  • be holding.
  •fair (noun)
  • dis plays,
  • dis-play,
  • dis-plays,
  • dis play.
  •fashion (noun)
  • formula.
  •habitualness (noun)
  • p's.
  •heed (noun)
  • tender loving care,
  • listen up.
  •regard (noun)
  • re gard,
  • onceover,
  • re-gards,
  • re gards,
  • re-gard,
  • once over.
  •religion (noun)
  • de-nominations,
  • de nomination,
  • sanctifications,
  • higher powers,
  • de nominations,
  • spiritual mindedness,
  • spiritual-mindednesses,
  • spiritualmindedness,
  • spiritualmindednesses,
  • de-nomination,
  • spiritual mindednesses.
  •remark (noun)
  • ex planation,
  • ex-plication,
  • re flection,
  • re marks,
  • ex plication,
  • two cents' worths,
  • bons mots,
  • re flections,
  • re-flection,
  • ex planations,
  • ex-plications,
  • ex-position,
  • re mark,
  • re-flections,
  • ex plications,
  • ex-planations,
  • ex-positions,
  • re-marks.
  •rite (noun)
  • initiation,
  • communion,
  • missal,
  • revival,
  • eucharist,
  • evensong,
  • vesper,
  • canon,
  • Siddur,
  • sacrament,
  • nones,
  • marriage,
  • mass,
  • transubstantiation,
  • sacrifice,
  • baptism,
  • christening,
  • last rites,
  • wedlock,
  • solemnization,
  • matrimony,
  • novena,
  • confirmation.
  •sacrament (noun)
  • holy orderses.
  •vigil (noun)
  • stake out,
  • stakeouts,
  • stake-out,
  • nightwatch,
  • monitorings,
  • stakeout.
  •vigilance (noun)
  • acuity,
  • acuities.
  •watch (noun)
  • super-vision,
  • super-visions,
  • super visions.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • attention,
  • complaisance,
  • legalism,
  • cooperation,
  • integrity,
  • give and take,
  • two-way street,
  • opiate.
  •
  • opium,
  • watch.
  •
  • cognizance,
  • scrutiny.
  •
  • order.
  •
  • mark.

Paraphrases for Observance:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    events.
  • Verb, past participle
    compliance.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    commemoration, commemorations.
  • Noun, plural
    commemorations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commemoration.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Duties, sightings, holds, Islands, Celebrating, remembrance, observation, observations.
  • Noun, plural
    Standards, particulars, points.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    accordance, abidance, obedience, non-compliance, celebratory, upholding, Celebrating, performance, consideration, workforce, regards, remembrance, disrespect, recognition, 'observation, observation, surveillance, derogation, furtherance, abiding, enforceability, Adhering, respecter.
  • Verb, past tense
    Upheld.
  • Verb, past participle
    enforced, Complied, Followed, honoured, safeguarded, Upheld, Adhered, protected, violated, implemented, fulfilled, mandated, discharged, executed, adherence, implementation.
  • Verb, base form
    abide, disrespect.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    celebration, celebrations, compliance, respect, adherence, implementation.
  • Noun, plural
    celebrations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    celebration, solemnization, deference, compliance, pursuance, reverence, respect, adherence, practice, practices, accomplishment, worship, application, implementation, anniversary, enjoyment.
  • Verb, past tense
    respect.
  • Verb, past participle
    respect.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    adherence.
  • Verb, base form
    respect, adherence.

Antonyms for Observance:

• n.

  • attention to, knowledge of something
    neglect, unorthodoxy, carelessness, inattention, disregard, ignorance, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, indifference.
  • Other antonyms:
    offense, overlooking, obliviousness, wrong, sin, challenge, violation, delinquency, rebellion, unawareness, brush off, defiance, Flouting.

Observance Sentence Examples:

• It required, indeed, a more than feminine strength of nerve, to sustain the fixed observance of men so exalted and famous throughout the sect as these were.

• William wedded the damsel with every rich observance, and in right of his wife this William became Lord of Preaux.

Hypernym for Observance:

• n.

  • act
    sighting, stargazing, monitoring.

Hyponym for Observance:

• n.

  • act
    looking, looking at, look.