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observances

observances is the plural of observance.

Meaning of observance

Noun

observance (countable and uncountable, plural observances)

  1. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
  2. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
  3. Observation or the act of watching.
  4. 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.
  5. That which is to be observed.
  6. Reverence; homage.

Phrases with observances

Questions about observances

What is observances the plural of?
Observances is the plural of observance.

Words near observances in the dictionary

  1. observable universes
  2. observableness
  3. observables
  4. observably
  5. observance
  6. observances
  7. observancies
  8. observancy
  9. observanda
  10. observandum
  11. observant

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