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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| principle | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| teaching | /x | Noun, Noun |
| commandment | x/x | Noun |
| tenet | /x | Noun |
| maxim | /x | Noun |
| decalogue | xxx | Noun |
| dictum | /x | Noun |
| axiom | /xx | Noun |
| admonition | xx/x | Noun |
| doctrine | /x | Noun |
| exhortation | xx/x | Noun |
| vinaya | //x | Noun |
| credo | /x | Noun |
| tradition | x/x | Noun |
| dogma | /x | Noun |
| aphorism | /xxx | Noun |
| virtue | /x | Noun |
| injunction | x/x | Noun |
| exemplification | x/xx/x | Noun |
| observance | x/x | Noun |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| morality | x/xx | Noun |
| conceit | x/ | Noun |
| unwritten | x/x | Adjective |
| corollary | /xxx | Noun |
| guideline | /x | Noun |
| tithing | /x | Noun |
| adage | /x | Noun |
| ethos | /x | Noun |
| scripture | /x | Noun |
| obedience | x/xx | Noun |
| rule | / | Noun |
| precedent | /xx | Noun |
| edict | /x | Noun |
| conditionality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| restatement | x/x | Noun |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| verse | / | Noun |
| premiss | x/ | Noun |
| stricture | /x | Noun |
| prudence | /x | Noun |
| foundational | x/xx | Adjective |
| epigram | /xx | Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| couplet | /x | Noun |
| supposition | xx/x | Noun |
| proposition | xx/x | Noun |
| percept | /x | Noun |
| proclamation | xx/x | Noun |
| concept | /x | Noun |
| assumption | x/x | Noun |
| oath | / | Noun |
| practice | /x | Noun |
| proscription | x/x | Noun |
| thing | / | Noun |
| standard | /x | Noun |
| policy | /xx | Noun |
| ethics | /x | Noun |
| moral imperative | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| code of conduct | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| code | / | Noun |
| rules of the road | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| structure | /x | Noun |
| advice | x/ | Noun |
| bylaw | /x | Noun |
| mores | /x | Noun |
| protocol | /xx | Noun |
| norm | / | Noun |
| decree | x/ | Noun |
| obligation | xx/x | Noun |
| etiquette | /xx | Noun |
| prerogative | x/xx | Noun |
| command | x/ | Noun |
| law of nature | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| normative | /xx | Adjective |
| subject | x/ | Noun |
| counsel | /x | Noun |
| pragmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| precedence | /xx | Noun |
| permission | x/x | Noun |
| purview | /x | Noun |
| regulation | xx/x | Noun |
| regime | x/ | Noun |
| presumption | x/x | Noun |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| nomos | /x | Noun |
| praxis | /x | Noun |
| prescription | x/x | Noun |
| legalism | /xxx | Noun |
| fiat | /x | Noun |
| principal | /xx | Noun |
| regiment | /xx | Noun |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| rules and regulations | ///x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| principate | /xx | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| directive | x/x | Noun |
| convention | x/x | Noun |
| customary | /xxx | Adjective |
| natural law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| enjoins | x/ | Verb |
| delphic | /x | Adjective |
| inculcated | /xxx | Verb |
| transgressing | x/x | Verb |
| refraining | x/x | Verb |
| horace | /x | Name |
| imprint | x/ | Verb |
| example | x/x | Noun |
| abstaining | x/x | Verb |
| dispensation | xx/x | Noun |
| koranic | x/x | Adjective |
| leninist | /xx | Adjective |
| mosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| apostle | x/x | Noun |
| quranic | x/x | Adjective |
| transgression | x/x | Noun |
| obliges | x/x | Verb |
| apostolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| charity | /xx | Noun |
| violates | /xx | Verb |
| obeying | x/x | Verb |
| circumcision | xx/x | Noun |
| inferiority | xxx/xx | Noun |
| express | x/ | Adjective |
| cardinal | /xx | Adjective |
| forbids | x/ | Verb |
| hippocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| appendix | x/x | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| attribute | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| category | /xxx | Noun |
| caveat emptor | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| chap | / | Noun, Verb |
| char | / | Noun, Verb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| curve | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dialogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| form | / | Noun, Verb |
| golden rule | /x/ | Name, Name |
| imperative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lesson | /x | Noun, Verb |
| order | /x | Noun, Verb |
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| plate | / | Noun, Verb |
| postulate | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| provision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| query | /x | Noun, Verb |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| requirement | x/x | Noun |
| subpoena | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| supplement | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| topic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
