8
law(noun, regulation, order, rule, system)
7
canon(noun, law, regulation, plan, rule)
7
commonplace(noun, saying)
7
gnome(noun, law, regulation, significance, test)
7
platitude(noun, saying)
7
sentence(noun, expression)
6
belief(noun, idea, principle, theory, saying)
6
formula(noun, law, regulation, order, plan)
5
code(noun, law, plan, rule, system)
5
doctrine(noun, organization, law, rule, idea)
5
dogma(noun, organization, law, rule, idea)
5
expression(noun, phrase)
5
phrase(noun, phrase, group, way)
5
source(noun, law, regulation, rule, standard)
5
teaching(noun, rule, idea, principle, theory)
4
cliché
4
cliche(noun, expression)
4
criterion(noun, law, regulation, order, rule)
4
foundation(noun, organization, law, regulation, rule)
4
lesson(noun, significance, meaning, message)
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