Definitions
- Referring to the act of following orders or commands from an authority figure. - Describing a willingness to comply with rules, regulations, or laws. - Talking about a sense of duty or obligation to obey someone or something.
- Referring to the act of yielding to the authority or control of someone else. - Describing a state of being submissive or obedient to another person's will or desires. - Talking about a surrendering of power or control to someone else.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve yielding to someone else's authority or control.
- 2Both can be seen as acts of obedience.
- 3Both can be required in certain situations, such as in a job or a relationship.
What is the difference?
- 1Attitude: Obediency implies a sense of duty or obligation, while submission can be associated with a more passive or subservient attitude.
- 2Power dynamic: Submission involves surrendering power or control to someone else, while obediency may not necessarily involve a power dynamic.
- 3Context: Obediency is often used in formal or professional contexts, while submission can be used in both formal and informal contexts.
- 4Connotation: Submission can have negative connotations of weakness or lack of agency, while obediency is generally neutral.
- 5Usage: Obediency is less commonly used than submission in everyday language.
Remember this!
Obediency and submission both refer to acts of yielding to someone else's authority or control. However, obediency implies a sense of duty or obligation, while submission can be associated with a more passive or subservient attitude. Additionally, submission involves surrendering power or control to someone else, while obediency may not necessarily involve a power dynamic.
