blind obedience

  • 1blind obedience — total submission; condition of being obedient without question …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2obedience — o|be|di|ence [əˈbi:diəns] n [U] when someone does what they are told to do, or what a law, rule etc says they must do ≠ ↑disobedience obedience to ▪ obedience to God in obedience to sth ▪ He lived in obedience to the church s teachings.… …

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  • 3obedience — noun the party leadership wants blind obedience to their policies Syn: compliance, acquiescence, tractability, amenability; dutifulness, duty, deference, observance of the law/rules; submissiveness, submission, conformity, docility, tameness,… …

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  • 4obedience — n. 1) to demand, exact obedience from 2) to instill obedience in 3) to pledge, swear obedience to 4) blind, strict obedience 5) obedience to * * * [ə biːdɪəns] exact obedience from strict obedience swear obedience to blind to demand …

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  • 5obedience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, perfect, strict (AmE), total ▪ He demands absolute obedience from his men. ▪ blind, passive …

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  • 6blind — blind1 W3S2 [blaınd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unable to see)¦ 2 be blind to something 3 turn a blind eye (to something) 4 not take/pay a blind bit of notice 5 not make a blind bit of difference 6¦(feelings)¦ 7¦(road)¦ 8 the blind leading the blind… …

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  • 7blind — blind1 [ blaınd ] adjective ** 1. ) unable to see. Some people prefer to use the expression visually impaired to talk about blind people: Her father is completely blind. Blind and sighted children should attend the same school. go blind: The… …

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  • 8blind — I UK [blaɪnd] / US adjective ** 1) a) unable to see. Some people prefer to use the expression visually impaired Her father is completely blind. Blind and sighted children attend the same school. go blind: The disease made her go blind in one eye …

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  • 9blind — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ⇨ See also ↑shade ADJECTIVE ▪ window ▪ roller, venetian VERB + BLIND ▪ open, pull up, raise …

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  • 10obedience — (taqlid)    In the context of legal, theological and philosophical disputation, taqlid denotes unquestioning acceptance of authority without proofs or reasons, that is; blind submission to, or imitation of, a master or school. Although western… …

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