Associations to the word «Observance»

Wiktionary

OBSERVANCE, noun. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule
OBSERVANCE, noun. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion
OBSERVANCE, noun. Observation or the act of watching
OBSERVANCE, noun. (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church

Dictionary definition

OBSERVANCE, noun. The act of observing; taking a patient look.
OBSERVANCE, noun. A formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor".
OBSERVANCE, noun. The act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police".
OBSERVANCE, noun. Conformity with law or custom or practice etc..

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca