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hyperobservance

hyperobservance noun: extreme observance.

Noun

hyperobservance (uncountable)

  1. Extreme observance.
    • Here, Paul is not assumed to have been a representative Jew, but (taking him at his word) is seen to have persecuted the early churches out of an extreme hyperobservance, having been “far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors” than his peers (Gal. 1:13-14, emphasis added).2014, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, David A. Sánchez, Margaret Aymer, editors, Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The New Testament, Augsburg Fortress, →ISBN, page 371

Origin of hyperobservance

From hyper- + observance.

Questions about hyperobservance

What does hyperobservance mean?
Hyperobservance means extreme observance.
What part of speech is hyperobservance?
Hyperobservance is a noun.

Words near hyperobservance in the dictionary

  1. hyperoartians
  2. hyperobese
  3. hyperobesity
  4. hyperobject
  5. hyperobjects
  6. hyperobservance
  7. hyperobservant
  8. hyperobtrusive
  9. hyperoccipital
  10. hyperoceanic
  11. hyperoctahedra

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