8
article of faith(noun, expression, idiom, rule, belief)
8
rule(noun, organization, concept, law, philosophy)
7
PC(union, unity, interconnection, interrelation, multifaceted)
7
lore(noun, understanding, power, knowledge, ability)
7
position(noun, understanding, plan, rule, model)
7
religion(noun, group, system, belief, society)
7
theory(noun, form, concept, end, feeling)
7
tradition(noun, rule, opinion, wisdom, principle)
7
view(noun, form, end, feeling, understanding)
6
political correctness(union, unity, interconnection, interrelation, multifaceted)
6
concept(noun, form, end, feeling, understanding)
6
ideology(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, plan)
6
orthodoxy(noun, religion, belief, principle, morality)
6
postulate(noun, concept, law, understanding, philosophy)
5
fundamental(noun, law, rule, opinion, notion)
5
basic(noun, rule, opinion, fundamental, principle)
5
catechism(noun, belief, faith, theology, dogma)
5
credenda(noun, philosophy, rule, belief, opinion)
5
gospel(noun, religion, philosophy, rule, belief)
5
maxim(noun, organization, law, rule, idea)
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