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The definition of principle

Synonyms:	belief, honour, integrity, morality, attitude, truth, moral, standard, ideal, virtue, ethics, conscience, decency, scruple, probity, rectitude, upright, kaupapa (N.Z.), rule, code, notion, criterion, ethic, doctrine, canon, creed, maxim, dogma, tenet, dictum, credo, axiom, idea, law, theory, basis, concept, formula, fundamental, assumption, essence, proposition, verity, golden rule, precept, theoretical, in principle generally, by and large

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