observance
part of speech
noun (observance, observances)
meaning for a pupil
1) Following or obeying a law, rule or custom: «observance of the rules». tree →
2) (church, religion) Keeping a religious day or practice, such as resting on the Sabbath or fasting in Ramadan. tree →
3) A ceremony or ritual held to mark a special day: «religious observances». tree →
sense in the lessons
In religion lessons observance describes how believers keep holy days and customs: Jewish observance of the Sabbath, Muslim observance of Ramadan, Christian observance of Lent. In formal writing «strict observance» means following rules exactly. Phrases: «religious observance», «strict observance», «observance of the Sabbath».
examples
- Observance of the Sabbath means resting on that day. tree →
- Her family's religious observance includes daily prayer. tree →
- The school closed in observance of the holiday. tree →
- Strict observance of the rules kept everyone safe. tree →
- Fasting is an important observance in Ramadan. tree →
- Different churches have different observances in Lent. tree →
- Many of these fables are characterized by the strictest observance of these rules. tree →
note
Formal word. Countable for single customs, uncountable for the idea. Verb: observe (sense «keep, follow»). Trap: observance is not «observation» (watching carefully); a scientist makes observations, a believer keeps observances.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «observance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.