| aphorism(noun, regulation, belief, true) |
| dictum(noun, saying, statement, principle, proverb) |
| precept(noun, saying, principle, rule) |
| axiom(noun, expression, idiom, regulation) |
| apothegm(noun, regulation, order, test) |
| moral(noun, regulation, significance, test) |
| truism(noun, regulation, significance, test) |
| tenet(noun, organization, regulation, order) |
| rule(noun, organization, regulation, plan) |
| principle(noun, organization, plan, rule) |
| canon(noun, regulation, plan, rule) |
| gnome(noun, regulation, significance, test) |
| formula(noun, regulation, order, plan) |
| code(noun, plan, rule, system) |
| doctrine(noun, organization, rule, idea) |
| dogma(noun, organization, rule, idea) |
| source(noun, regulation, rule, standard) |
| criterion(noun, regulation, order, rule) |
| foundation(noun, organization, regulation, rule) |
| origin(noun, regulation, rule, standard) |