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sentiment(noun, line, view, idea, belief)
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substance(noun, quality, feeling, character, energy)
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theory(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy)
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thesis(noun, idea, system, belief, model)
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principles(noun, idea, belief, goodness, moral)
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article of faith(noun, expression, idiom, rule, idea)
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attitude(noun, rule, method, policy, code)
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commandment(noun, order, rule, decree, requirement)
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concept(noun, philosophy, rule, idea, system)
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decency(noun, belief, goodness, honesty, virtue)
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design(noun, idea, course, conclusion, aim)
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elixir(noun, remedy)
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form(noun, nature, law, quality, plan)
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golden rule(noun, expression, idiom, law, rule)
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hypothesis(noun, concept, action, philosophy, reason)
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ideal(noun, belief, value, tenet, code)
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inference(noun, suggestion, reasoning, theory, supposition)
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intention(noun, course, aim, meaning, objective)
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kernel(noun, quality, character, spirit, idea)
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marrow(noun, quality, feeling, character, energy)
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