| 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 III. Conditional Intersocial Volition |
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| 772. Observance. |
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| NOUN: | OBSERVANCE, performance, compliance, acquiescence, concurrence; obedience [See Obedience]; fulfillment or fulfilment, satisfaction, discharge; acquittance, acquittal.
ADHESION, acknowledgment; fidelity (probity) [See Probity]; exact [See Truth]- observance; unswerving fidelity to.
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| VERB: | OBSERVE, comply with, respect, acknowledge, abide by; cling to, adhere to, be faithful to, act up to; meet, fulfill or fulfil; carry out, carry into execution; execute, perform, keep, satisfy, discharge; do one’s office.
KEEP FAITH WITH; perform -, fulfill -, discharge -, acquit oneself of- an obligation; make good; make good -, keep- one’s -word, - promise; redeem one’s pledge; stand to one’s engagement.
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| ADJECTIVE: | OBSERVANT, faithful, true, loyal; honorable [See Probity]; true as the dial to the sun, true as the needle to the pole; punctual, punctilious, scrupulous, meticulous; literal (exact) [See Truth]; as good as one’s word.
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| ADVERB: | FAITHFULLY &c. adj.; to the letter.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Ignoscito sæpe alteri nunquam tibi.
- Tempori parendum.
- To God, thy country, and thy friend be true.—Vaughan
- He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.—Bible
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