Obeisance vs Salaam - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between obeisance and salaam

is that obeisance is demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude while salaam is a low bow as a ceremonial act of deference.

As an interjection salaam is

a respectful ceremonial greeting performed mostly in Islamic countries.

As a verb salaam is

to perform a salaam.

obeisance

English

Alternative forms

* obeisaunce, obeissance, abaisance (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)

Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

* 1845 , ":

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;

Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door —

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door —

Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

* 1962 , , How To Do Things With Words (OUP paperback edition), p. 69:

The situation in the case of actions which are non-linguistic but similar to performative utterances in that they are the performance of a conventional action (here ritual or ceremonial) is rather like this: suppose I bow deeply before you; it might not be clear whether I am doing obeisance to you or, say, stooping to observe the flora or to ease my indigestion.

An obedient attitude.

Usage notes

* Usually in the phrases do obeisance'' or ''make obeisance . English words not following the I before E except after C rule

salaam

English

Interjection

(en interjection)

A respectful ceremonial greeting performed mostly in Islamic countries.

Noun

(en noun)

A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference.

* Prof. Wilson

Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the exciseman just as he was folding up that letter.

Verb

(en verb)

To perform a salaam.

Anagrams

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