| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (II) Intersocial Volition | | Section I. General Intersocial Volition |
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| 743. Obedience. |
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| NOUN: | OBEDIENCE; observance [See Observance]; compliance; submission [See Submission]; subjection [See Subjection]; nonresistance; passiveness, passivity, resignation.
ALLEGIANCE, loyalty, fealty, homage, deference, devotion; constancy, fidelity.
SUBMISSIVENESS, submissness [obs.]; ductility (softness) [See Softness]; obsequiousness (servility) [See Servility].
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| VERB: | BE OBEDIENT &c. adj.; obey, bear obedience to; submit [See Submission]; comply, answer the helm, come at one’s call; do one’s bidding, do what one is told, do suit and service; attend to orders; serve -faithfully, - loyally, - devotedly, - without question; give -loyal, - devoted- service; be resigned to, be submissive to.
follow, - the lead of, - to the world’s end; serve [See Servant]; play second fiddle.
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| ADJECTIVE: | OBEDIENT, law-abiding, complying, compliant; loyal, faithful, devoted; at one’s -call, - command, - orders, - beck and call; under beck and call, under control.
restrainable; resigned, passive; submissive [See Submission]; henpecked; pliant (soft) [See Softness].
unresisted, unresisting.
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| ADVERB: | OBEDIENTLY &c. adj.; as you please, if you please; in compliance with, in obedience to; at your -command, - orders, - service.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - To hear is to obey.
- Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why.—Tennyson
- Obedience, bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth.—Shelley
- Obedience is the mother of success.—Æschylus
- And art made tonguetied by authority.—Shakespeare
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