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Allegiance

The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.

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Communalism 76% connected

A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such sta…

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Consecration 76% connected

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

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Devotion 76% connected

The act of devoting; consecration.

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Enlistment 76% connected

The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor.

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Faith 76% connected

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on…

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Cooperation 76% connected

The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.

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Loyalty 76% connected

The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

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Trueness 76% connected

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

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Give 74% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Give 74% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Commitment 92% connected

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dedication 92% connected

The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedic…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fealty 92% connected

Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obli…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Loyalty 92% connected

The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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