observance

observance
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. performance, compliance, adhesion, obedience; fulfillment, satisfaction, discharge; acquittance, acquittal; acknowledgment; fidelity, orthodoxy, ceremony, rite, punctilio, protocol.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A custom]
Syn. ritual, practice, devotion; see custom 2 .
2. [Attention]
Syn. awareness, observation, notice; see attention 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. custom rite, ritual, ceremony, celebration, commemoration, remembrance, memorial.
2. observation watching, notice, attention, scrutiny, lookout, inspection, examination.
3. abiding by adherence, compliance, heeding, obeying, regarding.
ANT.: 3. disregard, breach, noncompliance
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. An act of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: compliance, obedience. See RESIST. 2. The act of observing a day or an event with ceremonies: celebration, commemoration. See REMEMBER. 3. A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual: ceremonial, ceremony, liturgy, office, rite, ritual, service. See RITUAL. 4. The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, espial, heed, mark, note, notice, observation, regard, remark. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE. 5. The act of observing, often for an extended time: observation, scrutiny, watch. See AWARENESS, SEE.

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