One glance at the living room after returning home from a quick trip to the store made it clear that Fluffy would be going to obedience school. From LearnThat.org.
Their children were never very strong on obedience. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The word obedience comes from the Latin obedire, which means "listen to.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-05-01] Reference
He declares that his job is to help “win obedience from the Gentiles.”. From Wordnik.com. [One World, Under God] Reference
Besides the exercises it offers for developing will-power, the other factor in obedience is the capacity to perform the act it becomes necessary to obey. From Wordnik.com. [The Montessori Method] Reference
The readiness of my obedience is the only atonement I can offer for the weakness which calls for its exertion. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
Basic obedience is the foundation for all training. From Wordnik.com. [So, You Got a Gun Dog Pup. Now What?] Reference
And then, in obedience to some whim of his erratic spirit. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter IX] Reference
Willing obedience is implied in "ready to every good work.". From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Perfect obedience is required by the words, "in all things.". From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Positive precepts are only means; moral obedience is the end. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Another good reason solid training and obedience is important. From Wordnik.com. [Training Dogs on Golf Courses?] Reference
But when it came to claiming by the same title the obedience of Romans as well as. From Wordnik.com. [Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation] Reference
Li Wan said nothing, but tottered to her feet in obedience and stirred up the dogs. From Wordnik.com. [Li-Wan, the Fair] Reference
Clan leaders such as Fin-Kedinn command respect and obedience from the clan members. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver: Questions] Reference
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
This is love to ourselves, to our own souls, that we walk in obedience to divine commands. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Angels do their work in obedience to divine command and in dependence upon divine strength. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
And shall I grudge to see them, in obedience to the call, flying as a cloud, and as doves to their windows?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
One mother, for instance, said to me, quite kindly: In bringing up children obedience is the first essential. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: November 17, 2002 - November 23, 2002 Archives] Reference
As I say, in obedience to the tradition of the Standings I went to war and found that I had no aptitude for war. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
For instance, they're going to break with tradition, aren't they, in that -- that part that we call the obedience?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 24, 2005] Reference
All God's people will be sure to wait on God's altar, in obedience to his commands and in pursuance of his favour. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
"It's dreadful to know that her head –" She broke off in obedience to an imperative twitch of Richard's hand on hers. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Arden] Reference
If the word obedience is preferred, (as it is by others,) the sense will remain the same with that which I have followed. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2] Reference
Israelite, he prayed earnestly for the preservation of it, in obedience to that command, Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
In fact, the inertia of county officials is responsible for their failure to adopt the new system in obedience to the law. From Wordnik.com. [Humanizing the Prisons] Reference
He either remained there or had returned to Babylon in obedience to the royal order, and for the discharge of important duties. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
This living principle of all duty and obedience is the more excellent way of which the apostle speaks, preferable to all gifts. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
I did it, as I have said, in obedience to the code I had learned along with all the other things connected with John Barleycorn. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XXI] Reference
Syria in obedience to the command of Sulpicius Quirinius, who as imperial legate, was curious of my first-hand report of affairs in. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 17] Reference
Germans trained in obedience and dedicated to moral whitewashing are not a new people, nor are they reliable partners for anyone else. From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Martha Gellhorn] Reference
Moses, and live in obedience to that, and then they might expect the comforts that the Messiah would bring to the willing and obedient. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Every week, individuals and families are stepping out in obedience, leaving the comforts of home for ministry assignments around the world. From Wordnik.com. [April 2010 Missionary Care Conference in Portland, OR] Reference
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