Synonym: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, honoring, notice, observation, watching. Similar words: observant, observable, observatory, observation, under observation, conservancy, observe, observer. Meaning: [əb'sɜrvns /əb'sɜː-] 
n. 1. the act of observing; taking a patient look 2. a formal event performed on a special occasion 3. the act of noticing or paying attention 4. conformity with law or custom or practice etc..
n. 1. the act of observing; taking a patient look 2. a formal event performed on a special occasion 3. the act of noticing or paying attention 4. conformity with law or custom or practice etc.. 
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1. The company holds its people to strict observance of that code.
2. an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms.
3. The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the sabbath.
4. The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
5. Figures of religious observance are harder to come by.
6. In 1976, it became a monthlong observance.
7. To be applied to everything from religious observance to sweeping the kitchen floor.
8. The Government's actions regarding observance of the law do not escape attention by ordinary people.
9. A punctilious attention to prayers and strict religious observance would win their indulgence.
10. James embodied strict conservatism in regard to observance of both the moral and the ceremonial law.
11. Now that religious observance was officially discouraged only a few hundred worshippers were present.
12. Observance of reasonable guidelines designed to encourage increased and profitable participation by Network members in cross-border transactions.
13. The stock market was closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday.
14. Meticulous observance of constitutional principle is to be tempered by regard for political effectiveness.
15. Indeed the whole issue of Sabbath observance could be set for a return to fashion.
16. They held the line on dietary laws, Sabbath observance,(Sentencedict.com ) and other rituals.
17. She had begun the Standing as an Easter observance, and with the paschal season over she had decided to quit.
18. The observance began three days of mourning in China temporary suspension of the Olympic torch relay.
19. Local councils should use their powers to ensure strict observance of laws.
20. The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.
21. But the universal character of Amnesty should surely bar the incorporation of any religious observance into its official procedures.
22. The seventeen volumes of his survey provide a remarkable survey not only of poverty but of employment and religious observance in London.
23. The accord also authorized the creation of a mechanism to monitor the observance of conventions banning biological weapons.
24. She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance.
25. The Cocopa and the Hopi respectively exemplify extremes of emphasis and of de-emphasis in the observance of funeral rites.
26. He said bluntly that he was a great advocate of a proper observance of status and rank.
27. To act on or defy a socially established rule has effects on all who benefit or suffer by its observance.
28. An important aspect of the Mandate was supervision by the League to ensure observance of the arrangement.
29. God wants in us the transformation of the inner man rather than some external religious observance.
30. In 1956 it was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress. In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a law which permanently made Father's Day a national observance.
More similar words: observant, observable, observatory, observation, under observation, conservancy, observe, observer, observed, servant, observing, weather vane, subservient, reservation, preservative, conservation, conservative, conservatory, preservation, conservatism, preservationist, reservation price, indian reservation, energy conservation, advance, advanced, grievance, relevance, in advance, connivance.