1. plural of obedience; instances or acts of obeying or complying with rules, commands, or authority
Usage: countable plural form; often used in formal or religious contexts
2. in religious contexts, a vow or commitment to obey the rules of a monastic order or religious community
Usage: ecclesiastical; often capitalized in formal religious usage

Examples

• The teacher rewarded the students' obediences to classroom rules with extra recess time.
• Military training emphasizes strict obediences to orders from commanding officers.
• The monks took vows of obediences as part of their religious commitment.
• Parents often struggle to enforce obediences from their teenagers.
• The dog's obediences to basic commands impressed the veterinarian.
• In the convent, obediences to the abbess were considered sacred duties.