observance

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

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The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.

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A customary rite or ceremony.

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The act of watching; observation.

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The rule governing a religious order.

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Attention; perception; heed; observation.

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Respectful regard or attention; hence, reverence; homage.

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The act of observing, paying attention to, or following in practice; compliance in practice with the requirements of some law, custom, rule, or injunction; due performance: as, the observance of the sabbath; observance of stipulations; observance of prescribed forms.

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A custom, rule, or thing to be observed, followed, or kept.

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A rite or ceremony; an act performed in token of worship, devotion, or respect.