observance

Meanings

Plural: observances

Noun

• the act of observing; taking a patient look
• a formal event performed on a special occasion
• the act of noticing or paying attention
• conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
• The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
• The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
• Observation or the act of watching.
• A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
• That which is to be observed.
• Reverence; homage.

Synonyms

ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, honoring, notice, observation, watching

Antonyms

misobservance, nonobservance