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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Obedience
Thompson Chain Reference
• Obedience-Disobedience
• Obedience
• Filial Obedience
The Topic Concordance
• Obedience
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Obedience
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Obedience to God
Dictionaries
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Obedience
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Obedience
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Passive Obedience of Christ
• Obedience of Christ
• Obedience
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CARM Theological Dictionary
• Active Obedience
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Obedience
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Obedience
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Obedience
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Obedience (2)
• Obedience
King James Dictionary
• Obedient
• Obedience
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Religious Obedience
• Obedience, Religious
• Obedience
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Obedience, Obedient, Obey
Webster Dictionary
• Obediently
• Obedient
• Obedience
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Obedience of Christ
• Obedience; Obey
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Canonical Obedience
• Oath of Canonical Obedience
• Oath of Conformity and Obedience
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Obedience
• Religious Obedience
Lexicons
• ܡܰܫܡܥܳܐ
• ܡܰܫܡܰܥܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܡܶܫܬ݁ܰܡܥܳܢܶܐ
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• πειθαρχέω
• ὑπακοή
• ὑπακούω
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• יְקָהָה
• כָּחַשׁ
• שָׁמַע , שֶׁמַע

(Latin: ob, near; audio, hear)

Submission to the will or law of one who exercises authority; to the Will or law of God, to the laws of the Church; to a lawfully constitutes superior, civilor religious. With poverty and chastity it is one of the chief counsels of Christ. It may be practised by persons living outside a religious community in regard to spiritual directors. Usually it is the subject of a vow in a religious order or congregation. It implies exterior performance of a command, and, as far as possible, interior also.