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guiding light collapse

tenet collapse

commandment collapse: something that is commanded

guiding star collapse

mainspring collapse: the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty; (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

maxim collapse: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits; English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

sake collapse: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

ordinance collapse: a statute enacted by a city government

guideline collapse: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

lodestar collapse: something that serves as a model or guide; guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy

principle collapse: a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"; a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"; rule of personal conduct

vocation collapse

norm collapse: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

ambition collapse: a strong drive for success; a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"; have as one's ambition

calling collapse

formula collapse: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements; a liquid food for infants

source collapse: a facility where something is available; anything that provides inspiration for later work; a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"; (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"; specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"; get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

dictum collapse

intention collapse: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"; (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

goal collapse: a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"; game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points; the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

code collapse: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy; (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions; a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones); attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"

regulation collapse: the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"; the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular; an authoritative rule; (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered; the state of being controlled or governed; prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"

law collapse: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"; a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society; a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"; legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"; the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

theorem collapse: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates

canon collapse: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired; a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church; a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"; a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts; a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

rubric collapse: category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'"; a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type; an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure; directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book); adorn with ruby red color

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

moral collapse: the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"; concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"; psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect; "a moral victory"; "moral support"; arising from the sense of right and wrong; "a moral obligation"; relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics; "moral philosophy"

managerial collapse: of or relating to the function or responsibility or activity of management

managing collapse

directing collapse: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

life principle collapse

prana collapse

law of averages collapse: a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance

truism collapse: an obvious truth

ideal collapse: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain; model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal; constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"; conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal; of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

atman collapse

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