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communion(noun, religion, belief, principle, faith)
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constitution(order, charge, rule, system, society)
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conviction(noun, religion, philosophy, rule, attitude)
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credo(noun, religion, form, charge, philosophy)
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delectus(noun, literature, art, influential)
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dictation(noun, order, charge, rule, demand)
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diocesan
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directive(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
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ecclesiarch
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formulary
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friar(noun, clergy)
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hierarch
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idea(noun, principle, theory)
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imperative(noun, law, regulation, order, charge)
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institute(noun, law, order, charge, rule)
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jurisprudence(regulation, order, charge, rule, society)
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lex
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