Submission Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of re ...

is the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one's superior or superiors. Submission may also refer to:

Films

* ''Submission'' (1976 film), an Italian erotic drama film * ''Submission'' (2004 film), a Dutch short film about Islam * ''Submission'' (2010 film), a Swedish documentary film * ''Submission'' (2017 film), an American drama film

Music

(Alphabetical by artist) * "Submission", a song by Ash from the 2001 album ''

Free All Angels ''Free All Angels'' is the third studio album to be recorded by Northern Irish Rock music, rock band Ash (band), Ash. It was released on 23 April 2001 through Infectious Records and Home Grown. Due to the mixed reaction to the band's second stu ...

'' * "Submission", a song by Basement from the 2015 album ''

Promise Everything ''Promise Everything'' is the third studio album by British rock band Basement. The band began recording with producer Sam Pura in April 2015. The album was released on 29 January 2016 through Run for Cover. Background Before the release of t ...

'' * "Submission", a song by Gorillaz (featuring Danny Brown and Kelela) from the 2017 album ''

Humanz ''Humanz'' is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Instagr ...

'' * "Submission", a song by the Sex Pistols from the 1977 album ''

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols ''Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols'' is the only studio album by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols, released on 28 October 1977 by Virgin Records in the UK and on 11 November 1977 by Warner Bros. Records in the US. The album ...

Other media

* ''Submission'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Michel Houellebecq (French title: ''Soumission'') * ''Submission'' (TV series), a 2016 American erotic mini-series

Computing and technology

Electronic submission An electronic submission refers to a manuscript submitted by electronic means: that is, via e-mail or a web form on the Internet, or on an electronic medium such as a compact disc, a hard disk or a USB flash drive. Traditionally, a manuscript referr ...

, the concept of submitting manuscripts, papers, etc. through digital media *Submission servers,

mail submission agent A message submission agent (MSA), or mail submission agent, is a computer program or software agent that receives electronic mail messages from a mail user agent (MUA) and cooperates with a mail transfer agent (MTA) for delivery of the mail. It use ...

s which accept email from users and inject it into the email system

Religion

Ibadah ''Ibadah'' ( ar, , ''‘ibādah'', also spelled ''ibada'') is an Arabic word meaning service or servitude. In Islam, ''ibadah'' is usually translated as "worship", and ''ibadat''—the plural form of ''ibadah''—refers to Islamic jurispru ...

, an Islamic principle of submission to divine will *

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

, which means "submission" * Submission/Submitter, a member of

United Submitters International Quranism ( ar, القرآنية, translit=al-Qurʾāniyya'';'' also known as Quran-only Islam) Brown, ''Rethinking tradition in modern Islamic thought'', 1996: p.38-42 is a movement within Islam. It holds the belief that traditional religious cl ...

, an Islamic sect

Sports

Submission (combat sports) A submission is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat. The submission – then also referred to as a "tap out" or "tapping out" – is often performed by visibly tapping the floor or the opp ...

, a concept in martial arts and combat sports *

Submission hold A grappling hold, commonly referred to simply as a hold that in Japanese is referred to as ''katame-waza'' ( "grappling technique"), is any specific grappling, wrestling, judo, or other martial art grip that is applied to an opponent. Grapplin ...

, a type of hold that forces the receiver to submit *

Submission wrestling Submission wrestling, also known as Submission grappling, Submission fighting a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the ...

, a type of wrestling with the aim of obtaining submission using submission holds

Other uses

* Submission (Alton Towers), an amusement ride *

Sexual submission BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

, the practice of deferring to the will of another in a sexual context {{disambiguation