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Meanings of observance in English

Portuguese
cerimônia
Catalan
cerimònia
Spanish
ceremonia

A formal event performed on a special occasion.

        cerimônia
        Portuguese
        percepção
        Catalan
        atenció
        Spanish
        atención

        The act of observing; taking a patient look.

              percepção
              Catalan
              observança

              Conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

                  observança
                  Usage of observance in English
                  1
                  Financial markets will be closed today for the observance of Independence Day.
                  The Irish Times
                  2
                  The contracts did not trade on Friday in observance of Good Friday.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  Some of the measures in place include the observance of social distancing.
                  Jamaica Observer
                  4
                  Thou art a Brahmana in the observance of the six well-known duties.
                  The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
                  5
                  The third was held for the observance of a general religious festival.
                  Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines
                  6
                  U.S. markets were closed on Monday in observance of a national holiday.
                  Reuters
                  7
                  Therefore the precept of the observance of the Sabbath is unfittingly expressed.
                  Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
                  8
                  But their principal religious observance was the worship of the naked sword.
                  The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: ...
                  9
                  U.S. markets will be closed on Friday in observance of Independence Day.
                  Reuters
                  10
                  The Rogerines determined to break up the observance of the Puritan Sabbath.
                  The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
                  11
                  Nothing was enforced upon them in the way of observance or discipline.
                  First and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life
                  12
                  Now to the advantages arising from the strict observance of this precept:
                  Letters to His Son, 1751 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of ...
                  13
                  Figures showed that the strike observance was lower than on Dec. 5.
                  Reuters
                  14
                  There was much discussion in England over the authority for Sunday observance.
                  Our Day / In the Light of Prophecy
                  15
                  This is the observance of the victim, which the Lord hath ordained.
                  The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
                  16
                  The observance of Thanksgiving Day-asa function-hasbecome general of late years.
                  Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
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                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common