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deference
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Sense: Courteous regard

Synonyms:

respect , veneration, homage, reverence, honor (US), honour (UK), courtesy , esteem , regard , high regard, adoration, adulation, idolatry, devotion, submissiveness, obsequiousness, servility, hero worship, worship , boot-licking (slang), arse-licking (UK), slang , vulgar, genuflection, obeisance, flattery, grovelling (UK), groveling (US), fawning, sucking up (slang), kowtowing (slang), bowing and scraping (slang)

Sense: Obedience

Synonyms:

submission , compliance , yielding, docility, obedience, allegiance , loyalty , fealty, fidelity, faithfulness, solicitousness, duty , acquiescence

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