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obedience

[oh-bee-dee-uhns] / oʊˈbi di əns /


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“My ever increasing involvement and identification with the poor only continues to widen the gap between my obedience to religious authority and my own understanding of what my life as a Christian must entail.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Curiosity has a way of making obedience conditional.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

And fear, as always, is an excellent motor for obedience.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

It's days before Eid al-Adha or the "Festival of Sacrifice", one of the two major Muslim holidays, which commemorates the obedience of Prophet Ibrahim.

From BBC May 19, 2026

“Get along to the dormitory, Forrester,” he said with a dry certainty in my obedience which suddenly struck me as funny, definitely funny.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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