- (n.) An act, ceremony or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom.
- (n.) The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.
- (n.) Servile attention; sycophancy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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