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inobservance
[ in-uhb-zur-vuhns ]
noun
- lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness:
drowsy inobservance.
- failure to observe a custom, rule, law, or the like; nonobservance:
inobservance of the Sabbath.
inobservance
/ ˌɪəˈɜːəԲ /
noun
- heedlessness
- lack of compliance with or adherence to a law, religious duty, etc
Derived Forms
- ˌԴDzˈԳ, adjective
- ˌԴDzˈԳly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- o·aԳ adjective
- o·aԳ·ly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inobservance1
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.
Hitherto, it was the custom to adduce worthy men as examples of perfection; now, alas! they are brought forward to justify relaxation and inobservance ....
Willingly would I: but children are whipped severely for inobservance of things less evident, for disobedience of commands less audible and less awful.
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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