) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope. Obedience (n.) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior. Obedience (n.) One of the three monastic vows. Obedience (n...
Kirk (n.) A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church. Kirked (a.) Turned upward; bent. Kirkmen (pl. ) of Kirkman Kirkman (n.) A clergyman or officer in...