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Conformity

Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.

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Agreement 76% connected

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…

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Convention 76% connected

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

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Conventionalism 76% connected

That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage.

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Conventionality 76% connected

The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usage…

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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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Correspondence 76% connected

Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters.

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Orthodoxy 76% connected

Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to here…

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Conventionality 76% connected

The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usage…

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Formality 76% connected

The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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Honoring 76% connected

of Honor

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Justness 76% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness…

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Keeping 76% connected

of Keep

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Legalism 76% connected

Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Nicety 76% connected

The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).

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Observance 76% connected

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and f…

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Rightness 76% connected

Straightness; as, the rightness of a line.

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Accordant 74% connected

Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to.

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Accordant 74% connected

Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to.

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Conform 74% connected

Of the same form; similar in import; conformable.

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Conform 74% connected

Of the same form; similar in import; conformable.

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Conformist 74% connected

One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or non…

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Conformist 74% connected

One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or non…

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Abidance 92% connected

The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).

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Accord 92% connected

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

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Accordance 92% connected

Agreement; harmony; conformity.

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Compliance 92% connected

The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.

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Conformance 92% connected

Conformity.

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Conformation 92% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Ossification 92% connected

The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane…

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