hyperobservance

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ observance.

Noun

hyperobservance (uncountable)

1. Extreme observance.
   • 2014, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, David A. Sánchez, Margaret Aymer, editors, Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The New Testament‎^[1], Augsburg Fortress, →ISBN, page 371:

     Here, Paul is not assumed to have been a representative Jew, but (taking him at his word) is seen to have persecuted the early churches out of an extreme hyperobservance, having been “far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors” than his peers (Gal. 1:13-14, emphasis added).

Related terms

• hyperobservant