Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obediential

/əʊˌbiːdiˈɛnʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obe-di-en-tial
IPA: /əʊˌbiːdiˈɛnʃəl/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to obedience; or obedient.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"an obediential subjection to the Lord of Nature"
"So that upon the whole matter it is very evident that we are not justified by the merit of our own works, but by a fiducial obediential dependence upon Jesus Christ and his righteousness, as the condition on our part of our right to impunity and salvation, which was the truth that Paul in this and the foregoing chapter had been fixing as the great spring and foundation of all our comfort."

Etymology

From Latin *obedientialis, from obēdientia + -ālis. Compare French obédientiel.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *obedientialis

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more obediential (comparative) most obediential (superlative)

Derived Forms

obedientially obedientialness

Phrases

obediential potency

Questions

How do you pronounce obediential?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊˌbiːdiˈɛnʃəl/.
What does obediential mean?: Of or related to obedience; or obedient.
Where does obediential come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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