observance
Syllables: ob·ser·vance/əbˈzɜːvəns/US/əbˈzɝvəns/
observance noun: the practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
Noun
observance (countable and uncountable, plural observances)
- 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.
- Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.
- That which is to be observed.
- Reverence; homage.
observance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
observance in Hindi
- observance , keeping, performance
- पालन pālan
observance in Tamil
- observance, vow
- கொள்கை koḷkai
observance in Urdu
- observance
- رعایت ri'āyat
observance in Bengali
- observance, practice
- চরণ coron
- observance, compliance
- পালন palon
More languagesFewer languages
- observance in Telugu
- అనుష్ఠానము anuṣṭhānamu
- observance in Malayalam
- അനുഷ്ഠാനം, നിരീക്ഷണം
- observance in Kannada
- ಆಚರಣೆ, ಪಾಲನೆ, ಅನುಸರಣೆ, ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ
- observance in Gujarati
- વ્રત vrat
- observance in Sanskrit
- प्रतीक्षण pratīkṣaṇa, यम yáma
Examples of observance in a sentence
- Raised in a Masorti home, Mizrachi had never been consistent about synagogue attendance, Shabbat observance, or laying tefillin.
- Rozet Levy Dy Bochy, raised masorti and married to a non-Jewish man who decided after October 7 to convert, said October 7 drew her deeper into observance.
- H is priestly, evincing concern for cultic sacrifices, cultic observances, the behavior of priests, and ethical matters.
Antonyms of observance
Forms of observance
| plural | observances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | observancy |
| alternative form | observaunce |
Origin of observance
From Old French observance, from Latin observantia. Equivalent of observe + -ance.
Words formed from observance
Questions about observance
- What does observance mean?
- Observance means the practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
- What is observance in Hindi?
- Observance in Hindi is पालन (pālan). See Observance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is observance?
- Observance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce observance?
- Observance is pronounced /əbˈzɝvəns/ (US).
- What is the plural of observance?
- The plural of observance is observances.
Words near observance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: observance (page history and authors); पालन (Hindi) (page history and authors); கொள்கை (Tamil) (page history and authors); رعایت (Urdu) (page history and authors); চরণ (Bengali) (page history and authors); అనుష్ఠానము (Telugu) (page history and authors); observance (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); observance (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); વ્રત (Gujarati) (page history and authors); प्रतीक्षण (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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