observance

strict observance of the rules.

the observance of the King's birthday

pedantic observance of the rules

the baby's motionless observance of me.

an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms.

The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.

In course of time old customs and observances tend to fall into neglect.

they proscribed all such practices and observances on pain of death.

(3) observance of the Sabbatic year (Exodus 23:10-11;

The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.