inobservance

[ in-uhb-zur-vuhns ]

noun

1. lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness:

   drowsy inobservance.

2. failure to observe a custom, rule, law, or the like; nonobservance:

   inobservance of the Sabbath.

inobservance

/ ˌɪnəbˈzɜːvəns /

noun

1. heedlessness
2. lack of compliance with or adherence to a law, religious duty, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌinobˈservant, adjective
• ˌinobˈservantly, adverb

Other Words From

• inob·servant adjective
• inob·servant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inobservance¹

From the Latin word inobservantia, dating back to 1605–15. See in- ³, observance

Example Sentences

As early as 1230 he was taxed by the legate with inobservance of the conditions of the peace, and was forced to promise amendment of his ways.

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Hitherto, it was the custom to adduce worthy men as examples of perfection; now, alas! they are brought forward to justify relaxation and inobservance ....

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Willingly would I: but children are whipped severely for inobservance of things less evident, for disobedience of commands less audible and less awful.

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Oh, what utter ruin! utter ruin of religious persons--I am not speaking now more of women than of men--where the rules of the Order are not kept; where the same monastery offers two roads: one of virtue and observance, the other of inobservance, and both equally frequented!

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