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precept(noun, organization, law, action, order)
27
doctrine(noun, organization, religion, concept, law)
24
law(noun, support, action, order)
24
belief(noun, religion, concept, philosophy, plan)
23
axiom(noun, law, support, action, order)
20
tenet(noun, organization, religion, law, feeling)
17
basis(noun, concept, law, action, drop)
15
canon(noun, religion, law, regulation, order)
15
fundamental(noun, law, support, action, drop)
14
dogma(noun, organization, religion, concept, law)
14
postulate(noun, concept, law, support, action)
13
source(noun, law, support, action, cause)
13
proposition(noun, law, plan, view)
12
maxim(noun, organization, law, plan)
12
regulation(noun, organization, law, standard)
10
formula(noun, law, plan, design)
10
foundation(noun, organization, concept, law, philosophy)
10
theorem(noun, concept, law, support, action)
10
standard(noun, regulation, measure, idea)
8
teaching(noun, religion, law, idea)
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