Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS-O-BE'DI-ENCE
DIS-O-BE'DI-ENCE, n. [dis and obedience.]
- Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition; the omission of that which is commanded to be done, or the doing of that which is forbid; breach of duty prescribed by authority. By one man's disobedience, many were made sinners. – Rom. v.
- Non-compliance. This disobedience of the moon. – Blackmore.
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