“Obedience” or “Obedients”—Which to use?

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nounthe act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.
nounthe trait of being willing to obey.
nounbehavior intended to please your parents.

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…exchange for a promise of obedience, and then giving him a…
…the 14th century as religious obedience and political loyalties declined in…
…forced to do so by obedience to him who can order…
…in a state of 'proper obedience' until his Bremen-appointed successors put…
…according to those publications, blind obedience and ideologic conformity that de…
…military ideas of service and obedience that she cannot adjust to…
…generally conditional with blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience as…
…the military to gain their obedience.
…of the area to their obedience.
…of admission as a military obedience test containing vilification acts against…

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