Canonical obedience

Canonical obedience
Obedience O*be"di*ence, n. [F. ob['e]dience, L. obedientia, oboedientia. See {Obedient}, and cf. {Obeisance}.] 1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control. [1913 Webster]

Government must compel the obedience of individuals. --Ames. [1913 Webster]

2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. (Eccl.) (a) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope. (b) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior. (c) One of the three monastic vows. --Shipley. (d) The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. [1913 Webster]

{Canonical obedience}. See under {Canonical}.

{Passive obedience}. See under {Passive}. [1913 Webster]


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  • canonical obedience — The obedience, as regulated by the canons, of an ecclesiastic to another of higher rank • • • Main Entry: ↑obedience …   Useful english dictionary

  • Canonical obedience — canonic ca*non ic (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]k), canonical ca*non ic*al (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See {canon}.] Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canonical obedience — That duty which a clergyman owes to the bishop who ordained him, to the bishop in whose diocese he is beneficed, and also to the metropolitan of such bishop …   Black's law dictionary

  • canonical obedience — That duty which a clergyman owes to the bishop who ordained him, to the bishop in whose diocese he is beneficed, and also to the metropolitan of such bishop …   Black's law dictionary

  • Obedience — O*be di*ence, n. [F. ob[ e]dience, L. obedientia, oboedientia. See {Obedient}, and cf. {Obeisance}.] 1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canonical — canonic ca*non ic (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]k), canonical ca*non ic*al (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See {canon}.] Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canonical books — canonic ca*non ic (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]k), canonical ca*non ic*al (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See {canon}.] Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canonical epistles — canonic ca*non ic (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]k), canonical ca*non ic*al (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See {canon}.] Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canonical form — canonic ca*non ic (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]k), canonical ca*non ic*al (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See {canon}.] Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canonical hours — canonic ca*non ic (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]k), canonical ca*non ic*al (k[.a]*n[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See {canon}.] Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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