obeisance

[oh-bey-suhns, oh-bee-] / oʊˈbeɪ səns, oʊˈbi- /

NOUN

salutation

Synonyms

STRONG

allegiance bow curtsy deference fealty genuflection homage honor kowtow loyalty praise respect reverence salaam

WEAK

bending of the knee

Antonyms

STRONG

censure condemnation disdain dishonor disloyalty disregard disrespect scorn treachery

WEAK

bad manners disobedience

Example Sentences

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Then the Person retires, going backwards, and making the Three Obeisances that he made at Entrance.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IV Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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