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Dogma

That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.

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Credendum 76% connected

A thing to be believed; an article of faith; -- distinguished from agendum, a practical duty.

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Creed 76% connected

A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is…

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Doctrine 76% connected

Teaching; instruction.

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Gospel 76% connected

Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.

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Ism 76% connected

A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.

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Philosophy 76% connected

Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes an…

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Dogmatic 74% connected

One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

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Dogmatic 74% connected

One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

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Dogmatical 74% connected

Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.

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Dogmatical 74% connected

Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.

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Tenet 92% connected

Any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or of Cicero.

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Law noun · 78% connection

a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

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Natural law noun · 78% connection

a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

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Philosophical system noun · 78% connection

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Rule of law noun · 78% connection

a state of order in which events conform to the law

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School of thought noun · 78% connection

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Academicism noun · 78% connection

A tenet of the Academic philosophy.

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Anchored adjective · 78% connection

Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.

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Antelucan adjective · 78% connection

Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the m…

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Base adjective · 78% connection

Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base,…

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Belief noun · 78% connection

A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed.

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Bigot noun · 78% connection

A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or d…

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Catholicity noun · 78% connection

Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy.

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Clamp noun · 78% connection

An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.

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Commendam noun · 78% connection

A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so…

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Confine verb · 78% connection

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…

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Constrain verb · 78% connection

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…

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Deference noun · 78% connection

A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complai…

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Dissent noun · 78% connection

(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"

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Folkland noun · 78% connection

Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his disc…

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Heresy noun · 78% connection

An opinion held in opposition to the established or commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party, as in poli…

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Hold verb · 78% connection

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…

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Humanitarianism noun · 78% connection

The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view…

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Hustings n. pl. · 78% connection

A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to…

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