Synset

a rule or standard especially of good behavior
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

sample sentences

"a man of principle"
"he will not violate his principles"

semantic pointers

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hyponym

accounting principle, accounting standard chivalry, knightliness value-system, ethic, moral principle, value orientation Hellenism legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine scruple