Related Words for principle

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precept
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Noun, Noun
rule
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Noun, Noun
rationale
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Noun, Noun
maxim
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Noun
fundamental
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Adjective
tenet
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Noun
concept
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Noun
theory
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Noun
axiom
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Noun
doctrine
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Noun
axiomatic
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Adjective
notion
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Noun
philosophy
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Noun
idea
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Noun
aspect
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Noun
proportionality
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Noun
dictum
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Noun
corollary
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Noun
necessity
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Noun
proposition
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Noun
virtue
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Noun
mechanism
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Noun
essence
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Noun
criterion
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Noun
approach
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Noun
methodology
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Noun
method
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Noun
logic
/x
Noun
premise
/x
Noun
basis
/x
Noun
fact
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Noun
paradigm
/xx
Noun
universality
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Noun
truism
/xx
Noun
morality
x/xx
Noun
ethos
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Noun
framework
/x
Noun
strategy
/xx
Noun
objection
x/x
Noun
reasoning
/xx
Noun
assumption
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Noun
fairness
/x
Noun
belief
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Noun
universal
xx/x
Name
requirement
x/x
Noun
technique
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Noun
underlying
xx/x
Adjective
basic
/x
Adjective
overarching
/xxx
Adjective
principled
/xx
Adjective
presupposition
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Noun
contradiction
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Noun
truth
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Noun
unanimity
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Noun
regard
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Noun
purpose
/x
Noun
cornerstone
/xx
Noun
implication
xx/x
Noun
presumption
x/x
Noun
theoretic
xx/x
Adjective
reciprocity
xx/xx
Noun
analogy
x/xx
Noun
guideline
/x
Noun
rationality
xx/xx
Noun
standard
/x
Noun
implicit
x/x
Adjective
simplification
xxx/x
Noun
scheme
/
Noun
ideology
xx/xx
Noun
constancy
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Noun
dogma
/x
Noun
terms
/
Noun
indivisibility
xx/x/xx
Noun
characteristic
xxx/x
Noun
arrangement
x/x
Noun
agreement
x/x
Noun
first principles
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Phrase, Noun
grammar
/x
Noun
base
/
Noun
element
/xx
Noun
definition
xx/x
Noun
antecedent
x/xx
Noun
hypothesis
x/xx
Noun
postulate
/xx
Noun
supposition
xx/x
Noun
aphorism
/xxx
Noun
point of reference
///xx
Phrase, Noun
proverb
/x
Noun
predication
/x/x
Noun
message
/x
Noun
general
/xx
Noun
assertion
x/x
Noun
lemma
/x
Noun
given
/x
Verb
watchword
/x
Noun
motto
/x
Noun
thesis
/x
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun
exemplar
x/x
Noun
gist
/
Noun
thing
/
Noun
categorical imperative
xx/xxx/xx
Phrase, Noun
tenor
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Noun
inference
/xx
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun
suggestion
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Noun
signification
/xx/x
Noun
subject matter
x//x
Phrase, Noun
conjecture
x/x
Noun
limit
/x
Noun
affirmation
xx/x
Noun
statement
/x
Noun
avowal
x/x
Noun
essentials
x/x
Noun
simple
/x
Adjective
common ground
/x/
Phrase, Noun
token
/x
Noun
focal
/x
Adjective
incipit
x/x
Noun
word
/
Noun
posit
/x
Verb
interpretation
xxx/x
Noun
anthropic
//x
Adjective
subsidiarity
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Noun
nonintervention
xxx/x
Noun
nondiscrimination
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Noun, Adjective
animating
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Adjective
precautionary
x/xxx
Adjective
centralism
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Noun
parsimony
/xxx
Noun
maximin
xxx
Adjective
superposition
xxx/x
Noun
variational
xx/xx
Adjective
beneficence
x/xx
Noun
regulative
/xxx
Adjective
individuation
xx/x/x
Noun
plenitude
/xx
Noun
guiding
/x
Verb
optimality
/x/xx
Noun
enunciated
x/xxx
Verb
complementarity
xx/xx
Noun
relativity
xx/xx
Noun
unifying
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Adjective
equivalence
x/xx
Noun
indeterminacy
xx/xxx
Noun
cardinal
/xx
Adjective
causality
x/xx
Noun
leninist
/xx
Adjective
alphabetic
xx/x
Adjective
alpha
/x
Noun, Adjective
application
xx/x
Noun
assumed
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Adjective
auf
/
Noun
authoritative
x/xxx
Adjective
authority
x/xx
Noun
basically
/xx
Adverb
bedrock
/x
Noun, Verb
begin
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Verb, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
canto
/x
Noun
caveat emptor
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
centered
/x
Adjective
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
chapter
/x
Noun, Verb
chivalry
/xx
Noun
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
credo
/x
Noun
dean
/
Noun, Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
desideratum
xx/xx
Noun
desirability
xxx/xx
Noun
dialectics
xx/x
Noun
dictate
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Verb, Noun
discourse
/x
Noun, Verb
doctrinal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
early
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
episcopal
x/xx
Name, Adjective
ethic
/x
Noun, Adjective
expected
x/x
Adjective
fable
/x
Noun, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
foundation
x/x
Noun
fund
/
Noun, Verb
gaze
/
Noun, Verb
genesis
/xx
Noun
genus
/x
Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hellenism
/xxx
Name
high school
//
Phrase, Noun
inception
x/x
Noun
ingredient
x/xx
Noun
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
law
/
Noun, Verb
leader
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Noun
lecture
/x
Noun, Verb
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
letter
/x
Noun, Verb
line
/
Noun, Verb
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
math
/
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
moral
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
nominally
/xxx
Adverb
norm
/
Noun, Verb
normally
/xx
Adverb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
originally
x/xxx
Adverb
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pack
/
Noun, Verb
philosophical
xx/xx
Adjective
pillar
/x
Noun, Verb
plate
/
Noun, Verb
pleasure principle
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
point
/
Noun, Verb
policy
/xx
Noun, Verb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
primary
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
prince
/
Noun, Verb
principal
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Adjective, Noun
principe
x/x
Name
prohibition
xx/x
Noun
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
psalm
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Noun, Verb
question
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Noun, Verb
requisite
/xx
Adjective, Noun
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sake
/
Noun
school
/
Noun, Verb
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
scruple
/x
Noun, Verb
slogan
/x
Noun
sonnet
/x
Noun, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
tao
/
Name
teacher
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Noun
technically
/xxx
Adverb
tentative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
theme
/
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
understanding
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
value
/x
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
xi
/
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
collocation
xx/x
Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
dialect
/xx
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
headlines
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Noun