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observance

/əbˈzɜːvəns/

noun

Meaning

  • The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.

  • The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.

  • Observation or the act of watching.

  • A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.

  • That which is to be observed.

  • Reverence; homage.