What are some opposite words for observance?
Antonyms for observance
əbˈzɜr vənsob·ser·vance
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term observance.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
observance
Any religious act, especially a public act, viewed as a means of serving God is called a service; the word commonly includes the entire series of exercises of a single occasion of public worship. A religious service ordained as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace is called a sacrament. Ceremony is a form expressing reverence, or at least respect; we may speak of religious ceremonies, the ceremonies of polite society, the ceremonies of a coronation, an inauguration, etc. An observance has more than a formal obligation, reaching or approaching a religious sacredness; a stated religious observance, viewed as established by authority, is called an ordinance; viewed as an established custom, it is a rite. The terms sacrament and ordinance, in the religious sense, are often used interchangeably; the ordinance derives its sacredness from the authority that ordained it, while the sacrament possesses a sacredness due to something in itself, even when viewed simply as a representation or memorial. The Lord's Supper is the Scriptural name for the observance commemorating the death of Christ; the word communion is once applied to it (1 Cor. x, 16), but not as a distinctive name; at an early period, however, the name communion was so applied, as denoting the communing of Christians with their Lord, or with one another. The term eucharist describes the Lord's Supper as a thanksgiving service; it is also called by preeminence the sacrament, as the ratifying of a solemn vow of consecration to Christ.
Synonyms:
ceremony, communion, eucharist, Lord's Supper, ordinance, rite, sacrament, service, solemnity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
observance
Antonyms:
inobservance, inattention, breach, disrespect, disregard, desuetude, disuse, non-performance, informality, ceremoniousness, omissionSynonyms:
attention, fulfilment, respect, celebration, performance, ceremony, custom, form, rule, practice
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Princeton's WordNet
observation, observance, watchingnoun
the act of observing; taking a patient look
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nonobservanceSynonyms:
observation, reflexion, watching, honoring, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial, ceremony, notice, reflectionceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observancenoun
a formal event performed on a special occasion
"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
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nonobservanceSynonyms:
observation, watching, honoring, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial, ceremony, noticenotice, observation, observancenoun
the act of noticing or paying attention
"he escaped the notice of the police"
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nonobservanceSynonyms:
ceremony, poster, observation, notification, watching, honoring, posting, placard, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial, bill, notice, reflexion, card, reflectionhonoring, observancenoun
conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
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nonobservanceSynonyms:
observation, watching, honoring, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial, ceremony, notice
How to use observance in a sentence?
William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 1 scene 4:
But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner born, it is a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance.
Holding an event mocking the Muslim observance of Ramadan, a holy time in the Muslim faith, is highly offensive and abhorrent. As a community, we must reject anti-Muslim bigotry whenever and wherever it surfaces.
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
Democracy is, first and foremost, a spiritual force, it is built upon a spiritual basis - and on a belief in God and an observance of moral principle. And in the long run only the church can provide that basis. Our founder knew this truth - and we will neglect it at our peril.
Far different is the power of our sovereignty. It can interfere with no one's faith, prescribe forms of worship for no one's observance, inflict no punishment but after well-ascertained guilt, the result of investigation under rules prescribed by the Constitution itself.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#9001 | breach | |
#17829 | omission | |
#18414 | disregard | |
#25293 | observance | |
#36196 | disrespect | |
#75377 | inattention | |
#79183 | disuse | |
#88327 | informality |
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