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Observance vs Assent - What's the difference?

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Observance is a related term of assent.


As nouns the difference between observance and assent

is that observance is the practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule while assent is agreement, act of agreeing.

As a verb assent is

to agree to, give approval.

observance

Alternative forms

* observaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule
  • The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion
  • Observation or the act of watching
  • (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church
  • assent

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To agree to, give approval.
  • * Macaulay
  • The princess assented to all that was suggested.
  • To admit a thing as true.
  • * Bible, Acts xxiv. 9
  • And the Jews also assented , saying that these things were so.

    Synonyms

    * accede *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • agreement, act of agreeing
  • I will give this act my assent .

    Synonyms

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