15 January 2020
Word of the Day: Obedience
OBEDIENCE. The moral virtue that inclines the will to comply with the
will of another who has the right to command. Material obedience is merely to
carry out the physical action commanded; formal obedience is to perform an action
precisely because it is commanded by a legitimate superior. The extent of obedience
is as wide as the authority of the person who commands. Thus obedience to God
is without limit, whereas obedience to human beings is limited by higher laws
that must not be transgressed, and by the competency or authority of the one
who gives the orders. As a virtue, it is pleasing to God because it means the
sacrifice of one’s will out of love for God. (Etym. Latin obedientia,
obedience.)
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